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Wednesday, November 03, 200410 Questions Two and a half years ago when I was first considering my move to Northampton I had lots of questions. To be honest i still have lots of questions, but I think they are slightly different now. Today I remembered a set of 10 questions that REALLY bugged me in relationship to the kind of church I was dreaming of. I still think these questions are good ones, so I thought I would share them with you! Before I do, I should say that I am convinced that questions in general are crucial to learning and to change. Many of us struggle with unanswered questions - they make us insecure and unsettled. But if we do not ask the 'right' questions we will not get the 'right' [i.e. most helpful] answers. The refusal to ask the difficult questions is also the refusal to change!! Often, as I am sure you know, the key to unlocking a situation that isn't getting anywhere is to change/rephrase the question. Why don't you try that sometime? This by the way is why I love chatting to my friend Adrian White - he is one of the best question askers in the business!! So here are mine from 2.5 years ago: 1) Where does church fit into a busy world? 2) How does church become a healer of the ill of constant speed and pressure of life not part of the problem? 3) How do we get out of the busyness of doing church and release being church? 4) How do we de-cloak the powerful message of the gospel? 5) How do we live a unified life of love together that includes being community and reaching out? 6) How do we release some energy to serve the world? 7) How do we stop commuting to church and start being church? 8) How do we truly see the body of Christ in ministry with no 'clergy/laity' divide? 9) What sort of people are our churches producing? 10) Are we able and ready to make the changes and sacrifices necessary to get there? Labels: church, mission, reflective Posted by: Mark | 2:17 pm |
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