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Monthly Archives: November 2007
What’s Wrong With How We Do Church?: On Being a Benevolence Program
There are doubtlessly hundreds of ways for a church to care for the poor. This is just one of many ways to go about it. My congregation has just these last few months tried this, and the early results are … Continue reading
What’s Wrong With How We Do Church?: The Jesus Piece
This is not the complete answer to the problems identified by Willow Creek’s REVEAL study. But, I’m persuaded, it’s a big piece of the puzzle. We’re not going to find the answer in our culture (American or church)–which pretty much … Continue reading
What Wrong With How We Do Church?: Problems with Authority
I found this on-line book by Andrew Strom helpful. Strom has spoken with many who’ve left the institutional church and quotes countless emails giving a sense of their discontent. Ultimately, however, Strom finds many who’ve left are so anti-authoritarian that … Continue reading
What’s Wrong With How We Do Church?: A Churchless Faith
Willow Creek is hardly the first to notice the large number of mature Christians leaving the institutional church. A Churchless Faith by Alan Jamieson (2000) is a study of this phenomenon. It’s out of print, but summarized here.The following are … Continue reading
What’s Wrong With How We Do Church?: The Trap We Find Ourselves In
One approach Hybels has suggested to the problem the Reveal study points up is for the church to teach people to be better able to feed themselves. The church should equip its members to study on their own. Now, I … Continue reading
What’s Wrong With How We Do Church?: Willow Creek’s Preliminary Solutions
Willow is just now beginning to release what they consider the solutions to the problems described in the last post.The most prominent idea is Bill Hybels’ plan to provide each member with an individualized spiritual growth plan. Now, just how … Continue reading
