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Ideas about Stretching your Faith
Posted June 16th, 2008 by Epic-Group inWe talked this past Sunday about being a saferous church. Here are a few of the posted ideas that centered around stretching your faith.
- Continue to address and respond to controversial matters
- Theological debate club
- Quit being soft on doctrine
- Wrestle with the question of gay marriage
Do you like any of these? Are any of these safe or are they dangerous?
If yours wasn’t included or got misrepresented, speak up!
Ideas for Breaking out of the Mold
Posted June 16th, 2008 by Epic-Group inWe talked this past Sunday about being a saferous church. Here are a few of the posted ideas that centered around breaking out of the mold.
- More outdoor services at different locations
- On a Sunday morning, we have one combined gathering…then, we pray as a group and ask God to show us what to do as a church to obey him. Then we organize as a church to do what he tells us.
- Listen to what people want to talk about
- Throw out time restraints
- Ask the children what to do - they aren’t civilized yet
Ideas for Risking Comfort
Posted June 16th, 2008 by Epic-Group inWe talked this past Sunday about being a saferous church. Here are a few of the posted ideas that centered around risking our comfort.
- Another church plant
- Go clean another church’s facility
- Admit and confess our sins to one another
- …bring God up in normal business conversations.
- Call [her] and let her know I am religious
- Admit anger towards God
Do you like any of these? Are any of these safe or are they dangerous?
If yours wasn’t included or got misrepresented, speak up!
Ideas for being a safe place for the community
Posted June 16th, 2008 by Epic-Group inWe talked this past Sunday about being a saferous church. Here are a few of the posted ideas that centered around being a safe place for the community.
- When you have new people sitting beside [you] that you have not met, make them feel welcome.
- Invite the homeless over for dinner.
- [Focus community impact days on] a ministry
- Go to local homeless camps, get in the trenches, and work with the homeless until the camps are empty.
Do you like any of these? Are any of these safe or are they dangerous?