Bill Hull states in The Disciple Making Church, that "The healthy church is a reproducing church." In our new series, Not A Fan, based on Kyle Idleman's book by the same name, you'll quickly discover that this DNA is found in every reproducing follower of Christ. Read them, study them, and then follow Christ as you put them into practice in your life on a daily basis. In these blog postings we'll study each of these traits as they relate to every reproducing follower of Christ.
5 Commitments of a reproducing church are:
1. A commitment to Scripture (Acts 2:42).
2. A commitment to one another (Acts 2:42, 44, 46).
3. A commitment to prayer (Acts 2:42).
4. A commitment to praise and worship (Acts 2:43, 47).
5. A commitment to outreach (Acts 2:45-47).
Bill Hull. Disciple-Making Church, The (p. 64). Kindle Edition.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The Light of the Church and The Love of the Family
The church can't do it alone...
and neither can you. But together, we make an unstoppable force. Together we can build something, that apart from each other will only be dreamed of. Together - the church and the family become the composite of God's intended purpose and plans for reaching this world. The light of the church and the love of the family unite yellow and red to form orange. Orange is not a strategy or a program. Orange is the principle which trumps the practice.
Practices, whether in the church or home, can become cliché. Practices can become rigid paradigms of postmortem disaster. Practices are what dead churches die for. Practices, if allowed to stand alone, will rob the light of the church and the heart of the home of the richness Christ has intended for both.
Tennessee Valley Community Church was founded with the principles of family ministry in mind. Not because family ministry is cool or hip, but as a principle of Scripture we are commanded to place it as priority. In our list of core values, the last E in Tennessee stands for EMPOWERING KIDS AND FAMILY FOCUSED. Whether the family is made up of one or ten, the principles are the same; they define our practices. What are these principles?
and neither can you. But together, we make an unstoppable force. Together we can build something, that apart from each other will only be dreamed of. Together - the church and the family become the composite of God's intended purpose and plans for reaching this world. The light of the church and the love of the family unite yellow and red to form orange. Orange is not a strategy or a program. Orange is the principle which trumps the practice.
Practices, whether in the church or home, can become cliché. Practices can become rigid paradigms of postmortem disaster. Practices are what dead churches die for. Practices, if allowed to stand alone, will rob the light of the church and the heart of the home of the richness Christ has intended for both.
Tennessee Valley Community Church was founded with the principles of family ministry in mind. Not because family ministry is cool or hip, but as a principle of Scripture we are commanded to place it as priority. In our list of core values, the last E in Tennessee stands for EMPOWERING KIDS AND FAMILY FOCUSED. Whether the family is made up of one or ten, the principles are the same; they define our practices. What are these principles?
- Nothing is more important than someone's relationship with God.
- No one has more potential to influence a child's relationship with God than a parent.
- No one has more potential to influence the parent than the church.
- The church's potential to influence a child dramatically increases when it partners with a parent.
- The parent's potential to influence a child dramatically increases when that parent partners with the church.
Simply put, we're better together. Be watching for more "News & Views" in the days ahead as we unwrap this most important principle of partnership between the light of the church (yellow) and the love of the family (red) to form this brilliant partnership of Orange!
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