Here are some interesting and pointed statements:
- Community is not the mission of the Church, it is from where the mission comes.
- Hospitality is to unbelievers so they can meet Jesus. Fellowship is for church people.
- Don’t invite people to church, invite them home for dinner (hospitality) and love them.
- Culture will define how we express our values rather than determine what they are.
- Spending time with a gay couple is better than going to an anti-gay rally. How else will we get them to know that God loves them?
- People should feel welcome in our churches but not safe.
- Make a pathway out of the church, not in.
- St Patrick invited people to belong before dealing with their behaviour and belief.
- What God calls us to do should scare us.
- We go to the culture through the Gospel, not the other way around.
- Risk losing people to stay on mission.
- “Heaven is better than hell. I’d like to see you there. Shame on me!”
- He calls for a church where sin is the problem, Jesus is the answer, the Bible is the truth.
- 80% of churches in N America are plateaued or declining.
- 3,500 churches close each year in N America.
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