Ideas for Impact |
What kinds of churches can we become?
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We are just beginning to read and discuss Canoeing the Mountains. I still have a couple of books if you would like to join us for lunch and discussions of each chapter.
The basic ideas is this: Lewis and Clark began on a canoeing trip and they had to change their approach to become mountain climbers. 30, 40 and 50 years ago, many pastors went to seminary and began their ministry thinking it was going to be one way and then the culture of America changed and now leading a church requires a different set of leadership skills. Are we as pastors willing to learn and change? Are we able to train and coach our church members to do ministry in a world that is increasingly indifferent to the Bible and even hostile toward Christian churches. We are not always pastors to a large group of families who want their family to be in church on Sunday morning. As an older generation of Americans pass away, pastors now have to be missionaries to a younger generation that didn't grow up in church, doesn't know anything about the Bible and doesn't have a habit of attending church. Comments are closed.
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AuthorGarry Goodin is the Executive Director of the Mid-State Baptist Association Archives
April 2024
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