B l o g s u c h e Freitag, 30. März 2007
Our Vision: Floyd and Sally McClung in Südafrika
risced, 02:38h
Floyd und Sally (siehe Blog unter "andere blogs") gehören seit mehr als 25 Jahren zu Jugend mit Einer Mission (YWAM). Sie lebten in Kabul, in Amsterdam, in Deutschland, Österreich und Amerika und sind jetzt wieder in Pionierarbeit in Südafrika. Ihr Statement hat mich begeistert, wenn ein Leser möchte, dass ich es übersetze, dann werd ich es tun.
Hier der Text:
"We are focused on “simple church” but not to the exclusion of the rest of the body of Christ. We are excited about small, simple churches because God’s spirit is moving through them to touch Africa with a new expression of the kingdom. The tremendous explosion of church planting movements worldwide has caught our attention. There is no more significant factor in the growth of the church around the globe than the re-discovery of the power of small, simple, easily reproducible churches. God is breathing on this form of church, and therefore, we believe we should pay attention to what He is doing and work with Him.
The principles that make small, simple churches work well help individuals grow spiritually. They produce ownership, accountability, spontaneity, involvement, responsibility and growth in people’s lives. Simple church practices call African leaders to a new level of personal accountability and a new style of leading. This way of doing church is not glamorous or easy, but it is right. It functions well if those who do it spend time daily with Jesus, invest their lives by discipling a few people at a time, and share Jesus with those they live and work with.
This approach to mission is based on four assumptions about the kingdom of God.
- Holistic versus dualistic spirituality
- Apostolic versus hierarchical leadership
- Incarnational versus attractional mission
- Simple versus institutional church
Hier der Text:
"We are focused on “simple church” but not to the exclusion of the rest of the body of Christ. We are excited about small, simple churches because God’s spirit is moving through them to touch Africa with a new expression of the kingdom. The tremendous explosion of church planting movements worldwide has caught our attention. There is no more significant factor in the growth of the church around the globe than the re-discovery of the power of small, simple, easily reproducible churches. God is breathing on this form of church, and therefore, we believe we should pay attention to what He is doing and work with Him.
The principles that make small, simple churches work well help individuals grow spiritually. They produce ownership, accountability, spontaneity, involvement, responsibility and growth in people’s lives. Simple church practices call African leaders to a new level of personal accountability and a new style of leading. This way of doing church is not glamorous or easy, but it is right. It functions well if those who do it spend time daily with Jesus, invest their lives by discipling a few people at a time, and share Jesus with those they live and work with.
This approach to mission is based on four assumptions about the kingdom of God.
- Holistic versus dualistic spirituality
- Apostolic versus hierarchical leadership
- Incarnational versus attractional mission
- Simple versus institutional church
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