http://www.steveaddison.net/2005/11/09/what-im-learning-from-what-marks-learning.html Steve Addison's blog about movements for the renewal and expansion of the church. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:53:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.steveaddison.net/2005/11/09/what-im-learning-from-what-marks-learning.html#comment-249 ghost of Neil Cole Thu, 24 Nov 2005 04:23:52 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=158#comment-249 "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 doesn’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, that’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." “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 doesn’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, that’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.”

]]> http://www.steveaddison.net/2005/11/09/what-im-learning-from-what-marks-learning.html#comment-243 Mark Edwards Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:48:51 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=158#comment-243 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. 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.

]]> http://www.steveaddison.net/2005/11/09/what-im-learning-from-what-marks-learning.html#comment-242 phil Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:05:37 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=158#comment-242 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. 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.

]]> http://www.steveaddison.net/2005/11/09/what-im-learning-from-what-marks-learning.html#comment-241 Chris Thu, 10 Nov 2005 03:14:12 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=158#comment-241 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. 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.

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