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Category Archives: participation in church
Emil Brunner Quotes about ekklesia
Ever since I encountered the risen Jesus in a Spirit-led meeting on a college campus, I’ve wanted to go beyond the formal way of doing church and meet the way Paul describes in 1 Corinthians 14:26. In 2008, The Salvation … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, books, church government, church leadership, church services, Dones, house church, organic chruch, participation in church, participatory church, simple church, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church, worship
Tagged Christian doctrine, church, church history, ekklesia, Emil Brunner, Misunderstanding of the church, quotes, theology
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There’s a whole lot of chexit going on!
For the past few decades, there has been a whole lot of Chexit going on in America and in other Western countries. Chexit is a word that I coined that was inspired by another coined word: Brexit. Brexit refers to … Continue reading
Posted in Chex cereal, Christianity, congregational participation, facilitation, heart religion, house church, making church more participatory, Nashville, nones, not religion but relationship, organic church, participation in church, participation in meetings, relationship with God, religion, Salvation Army, Salvation Army church, simple church, Uncategorized
Tagged Brexit, Chex, church, church attendance, coined words, Dones, European Union, Millennials
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Letting God Have The Liberty To Use All His Letters! (Free The Keys!)
Participatory church is effective because it allows God to use all the keys on the keyboard, not just one kkkkkkkkkkkey! Church members are like the letters of the alphabet — when they all participate together (as led by a wise, … Continue reading
Did Catherine Booth encourage Quaker-style meetings?
For almost 7 years, we at The Salvation Army Berry Street Worship Center in Nashville, TN have (instead of a 1-man sermon) been having participatory, Quaker-style, Sunday morning worship meetings where everyday people show and tell what God has done. … Continue reading
Posted in aggressive Christianity, Friends meeting, Friends' worship, Nashville, Nashville church, Nashville streets, organic church, participation in church, participatory church, Quaker light, Quaker worship, Quotations, quote, street talk
Tagged Catherine booth, church, Friends, Quaker meetings, Quakers, quotes, Salvation Army
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The audience of One — (Who should be on the church platform?)
The audience of One! Most churches have a platform or stage that lifts one person (or a few people) above the rest of the people and creates the atmosphere of an audience watching a performance. However, the New Testament … Continue reading
Posted in alternative church, audience, church architecture, church format, church furniture, church leadership, church meetings, church programs, church seating, New Testament, order of worship, organic church, participation in church, participatory church, stage
Tagged audience of one, church, platform
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A highly planned program without personal interaction would make for a boring family gathering or party. What about church?
What about church? A highly planned program without personal interaction would make for a boring family gathering or party!
Leaf Blower Church
Leaf Blower Church Here’s my view of a church meeting: We are all leaves who want to line up in nice, neat rows, And appoint a Pastor Leaf to preach to us. However, God wants to blow on each of … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, open church, open forum, open mic, open mike, open sharing, participants, participation, participation in church, participatory church, participatory culture, participatory sermons, preacher, preaching, prompted by the Spirit, prompting of the Spirit, sharing, sharing Christ, simple church, Spirit's flow, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church, Spirit-led interaction, Spirit-prompted, Uncategorized
Tagged Blow mighty breath of God, Christianity, church, leaf blower
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