Malphurs makes this interesting point:
“Over a period of years, the church can allow itself to lapse into a maintenance mentality — it just seems to be getting by — that over time leader to ministry mediocrity. Every Sunday it is business [...]
When I went to seminary many years ago we had classes in systematic, historical, and exegetical theology. We even had some classes in “practical” theology (hmm… does that mean the others were “impractical” theology??? Just kidding…). Practical theology was generally considered the poor stepchild of our education. Yet even there we didn’t [...]
Read full post...Many churches don’t know what they’re supposed to be doing. Some others have strayed, choosing maintenance over mission. I think that churches, have a tendency to so stray unless they work extra hard to stay focused on the mission.
To fight against these tendencies we need to keep this simple, yet profound, question ever before us: [...]
I was down by the Potomac a while back and saw an interesting sight: a pair of boats racing up the river. These weren’t powerboats, they were sculls.
A scull is a light racing boat powered by rowers. The ones I saw were “8 man sculls” — each had eight oarsmen and a coxswain on board. [...]
Too many churches have a lack of direction. They simply don’t know who they are or where they are going. They continue to do the same old thing because that’s what they’ve always done (and probably always will).
It’s okay to do the same old thing if you know why you’re doing it and if those [...]
Why is it so important to have a vision? In his book Developing a Vision for Ministry in the 21st Century, Aubrey Malphurs lists ten reasons what vision is so important to the church. Look at the notes of each in turn or go to that which interests you. We’ve placed each on its [...]
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