Bob's Blog

Our church is on that journey called "change." It's been about a year since we sold our property on the south side of our city. We were there for over 50 years ministering to our community through our people. We believe that the Lord still has a work for us, so we continue to seek Him as He leads us in a new direction of ministry. A few questions usually come up as you begin to evaluate and think through your church's ministry. First, what was our original mission? A long time ago, there were a few people who heard God's calling to begin His work in south Whittier. They had a dream and a calling that saw their intial work completed a year ago. Second, how do we find the new "us?" Once God has ended a work, I think it's natural for any church to see what the next step might be. Which leads us to our last question. Who does God want us to be?

A couple of books that some on our leadership team have been reading and that have been a great source of help are Neil Cole's book Church 3.0 and Mark Driscoll's (with Gerry Breshears) Vintage Church. Although Neil Cole and Mark Driscoll come from two different perspectives concerning church models (apologies to Neil Cole for calling Organic a church"model"), they do agree on two very important issues; that the Church lives for Jesus and that the Church is to make disciples of Jesus. If you're church is going through a season of change, get your leadership into the Word and bring along Neil Cole's and Mark Driscoll's books to help you along on your journey.

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