A New Equation for The Great Commission
The Great Commission plus the Great Commandment added to a Great Commitment, multiplied by Great Collaborations results in Great Communities
PHIL MIGLIORATTI @ Reimagine.Networl
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The 21st-century church is struggling because we refuse (or even resist) to recognize that the enculturated presuppositions which have birthed our visions and undergirded our strategies are no longer effective. American culture, from Hollywood to Cupertino to Wall Street to DC, considers the church to be irrelevant at best, becoming indifferent to our presence and increasingly belligerent to our principles.
Personal values have replaced biblical teachings.
But I see good news, as a growing number of Christian thought leaders and best practice mobilizers recognize the need to return to our biblical foundations. They are seeking the mind of Christ for applications to our time and troubles. Together at the table, they are choosing the discernment of the Holy Spirit rather than the latest trend on the cover of Harvard Business Review. We must #ReimagineChurch.
Could it be what the Spirit is saying to the Church can be capsulized in a simple equation?
(GC + GC + GC) X GC = GC
The Great Commission plus the Great Commandment added to a Great Commitment, multiplied by Great Collaborations results in Great Communities
Let’s unpack that equation . . .
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Upper-room Ministry. H.B.A.M School of the Prophets/ administrator. National UK Overseer. at H.B.A.M kingdom network.
1 个月Sadly, as a generalism, the western church is not teaching or living the way of Jesus.
We launched a church movement around GC3 - the Great Commandment, Great Commission, and Great Calling (Genesis 1:28). The Great Calling is a critical variable in that equation as well.