Some questions to consider:
- How many people are needed to call a group a church?
- How much education and training is needed before one can disciple others and plant other 'churches'?
- How much human intervention, organized hierarchy is needed?
- How much should we rely on the Holy Spirit?
Amazing story... maybe it always doesn't turn out this way, but I fear we may often get in the way of God working though us because we think we know His plans.
3 comments:
Thanks for the link. I like your questions. As you point out, we often get in the way of God working by putting up artificial (extra-biblical) barriers and having our own set of expectations. Our experience here has been that when we offer Jesus the "five loaves and two fish" that we have, He blesses and multiplies what we have turned over so that many lives are touched.
I love stories like that
I think this question should be discussed WAY more than it is right now
so much of what our mindset around what church is or looks like is stifling and close minded.
It's interesting to remember that where-ever 'church' appears in the bible it simply meant congregation
if a bunch of friends happen to get together for coffee and chat about their lives and what gods doing.. thats church
so is sunday morning services
and everything in between there
Thanks GuyMuse and Tiffany for the comments!
Yes GuyMuse, God will use whatever giftings and abilities we have when we let him. Great story.
Yes Tiffany. I think most would agree that Christ's Church is His people... but I think most 'church' goer's don't really think that truth through well.
God bless!
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