Straight up, can't believe this only arrived to me a year later......
If junky made for radio worship songs sung in evangelical churches today had half the theology as this we'd be OK.
Keep em coming! Dave Fitch and Gary Nelson filmed by the Kinnon's.
Nelson/Fitch - Theological Education in the 21st Century from Bill Kinnon.
I've been musing over this post for a while, perhaps all year now. I couldn't quite put my finger the 'why' my head would shake when I discussed or thought about conventional church models.
I've moved beyond the cynicism that can choke one's spirit. I'm actually fond of many regular churches who happily and mightily go about their mission. If God is a God of mission then he's certainly big enough to work within the fledgling attractional model of church.
Then it hit me. The reason attractional hits an invisible wall when it comes to finding enough volunteers to run their programs lands with something we all crave when joining a cause--inspiration.
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It's exceptionally rare to hear voices speaking specifically about the Canadian missional church landscape so it's a treat from Nelson and Fitch shot by Bill Kinnon.
Nelson/Fitch - Missional - Does the word still have value? from Bill Kinnon on Vimeo.
In February I re-posted this: Preaching, an impediment to missional church? The essence of the article lamented on the effectiveness of centering our church gatherings around the star preacher who took the bulk of the time. (I am thinking primarily of evangelical circles.)
The debate is heating up again, but this time centered around the core function of the church--to make disciples (Matt 28:18-20). The question: Does preaching make disciples or is it an impediment (Kinnon).