Hey, kids. I thank Andrew and Walker for their thoughts, and I'm excited to hear (read?) the thoughts of others!
There is another element that will very much direct where the worship ministry (and the whole church) is headed. The elders have been asking themselves what it means for CHBC to be what some would call a "missional church". There are very early stages of discussion among leadership right now about this, but I want to put that seed in the WAG's heads right now. In a lot of ways, "missional" is what every Christian community should be anyway, but there are many of those communities that have turned inward and forgotten the mission of Christ (which is now theirs) to bring his kingdom and his love to the world.
Mark Acuff gave the elders a copy of an article written by Tim Keller, a Presbyterian pastor in NYC, called simply, "The Missional Church". I would love you all to read it. It's not too long, as you can see. He does a good job of listing some practical steps for churches to regain/retain their mission. Please post any thoughts you have! Thanks.
[Andrew: I know you said you'd post this article, but I'm doing it before you. Ha ha.]
Love you guys.
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Thanks Nat. I didn't think to "attach" the PDF. My efforts were thwarted when I realized I couldn't cut and paste the PDF.
When Jesus described his mission he was very explicit in saying that He was there to "heal the sick as well as tell of the closeness of heaven. I think that distinction is huge in helping us determine the content of a worship service. We are a room full of sick and hopeful people. (hopefully hopeful)
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