Tuesday, June 09, 2009

What would they say?

I've been dwelling on this question lately, and I would love your thoughts.

"If someone with no familiarity with Christianity or the church came to North America to observe our church life, would their observations reflect the Great Commission?"

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you."

We're commanded to make disciples, and to do that by going, by baptizing, and by teaching. Would someone completely from the outside see that as the mission of today's church? If they looked at our church life, at our church budgets, at our church activities, would they see us calling people to discipleship in Christ? If not, what would they see?

If not, what should we be doing differently?

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