Mark is on stage encouraging us to be ourselves and not somebody else.
Mark Beeson did the shot-put in High School. I never would have guessed :-)
When you are under pressure what is really in you is going to come out.
If you don't abide in Christ then the pressure of ministry will crush you.
As we lean into the future we've got to be honest with who we are.
We have to find a way to deliver the message so that people hear it.
Christians don't need lights, cameras, screens, padded chairs, etc. we already get it and we will follow no matter what - all the stuff is not for us. It is for the generation that needs to hear the message.
To transition a traditional entrenched church it takes communication. If we understood the truth we could turn a lot faster.
You have to translate the Gospel into the culture that God has placed you.
People in today's culture want to feel something when they go to church.
You've got to cast vision for change and when you do it will help people to turn in the direction that God is leading.
When you are bringing people on the team:
Bring people going in the same direction. If you get clarity on who you are and what you are going to do, then it effects how you do it.
You have to have the same mission and purpose.
Thanks for the thoughts. It's interesting that we are asked to adjust to culture instead of bring them to adjust their life to the word of God. I think some of what he said was good, but I wonder about this quote:
ReplyDeletePeople in today's culture want to feel something when they go to church.
If this is true, and I know it is, then are we serving them by giving them what they want or teaching them what they need? This is a discussion that we must have as leaders because our culture is chaning the church more than the church changing the culture.
Mike,
ReplyDeleteGood reminder that we as pastors must make sure that we are presenting the truth of God's Word that meets people at their point of need.