Comments on: What I’m learning from what Mark’s learning

By: ghost of Neil Cole

ghost of Neil Cole — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 04:23:52 +0000

“Instead of putting on a show and expecting everyone to come to us, the Organic Church takes the Kingdom to places where there are lost people and lives the Kingdom life among them and doesnâ€™t shy away from the gospel of the Kingdom. The lives that are drawn to Christ through that experience become the new church in that environment. As a result, they are immediately on board with walking with Christ and obeying him in the Great Commission and they become a catalyst for change in others and a chain reaction can occur. I think that whenever you see a church planting movement, thatâ€™s at the heart….The numbers of people can be deceptive. You can have many people and not be fruitful. You might just be putting on a better show than the guy around the corner. What we are looking for is fruitfulness.”

By: Mark Edwards

Mark Edwards — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:48:51 +0000

Lot of sense there,
forget about wasting out time on academic navel gazing, and trying to convince each other our way is best, and just do what works, love it.

By: phil

phil — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:05:37 +0000

I thought the point of the emerging church stuff (at least the expression in Oz), was not what made people more “comfortable” to attend but what made them more effective disciples of Jesus.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 03:14:12 +0000

Steve I tend to agree with you. I think that the church is emerging. But isn’t that what it has always done? Maybe this movement is more a post evangelicanism? I am doing some stuff with friends that would fit into what would be categorised as emerging but I’m not sure if we are there yet. It is fun and we are enjoying the journey but we are not sure where it will end up.