tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132042.post4574355176611440376..comments2023-10-30T03:16:28.472-05:00Comments on Guitar Priest: Missional Church 6 -- Organizing Around Practices Rather than ProgramsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132042.post-80517446304579575502007-03-22T16:36:00.000-05:002007-03-22T16:36:00.000-05:00Peter,I REALLY appreciate your answer, but I'm sti...Peter,<BR/><BR/>I REALLY appreciate your answer, but I'm still having a hard time visualizing this. And if I - someone very interested in the missional approach - am having trouble with it, how hard must this be to people looking into joining a missional church?<BR/><BR/>Specifically, what are the practices you are talking about? And, would there be a youth ministry, men's fellowship, etc?<BR/><BR/>Sorry I'm so slow.Adam Gonnermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975190849449996353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132042.post-31017270781073992352007-03-20T15:23:00.000-05:002007-03-20T15:23:00.000-05:00That's an important question Adam. I'm glad you a...That's an important question Adam. I'm glad you asked it.<BR/><BR/>I am still teasing out my thoughts on this, so most of what is surfacing is imprecise. <BR/><BR/>Organizing around practices is more about how one conceives of involvement in a church. Imagine having lunch with a prospective new member and she asks, "How do I get involved?" <BR/><BR/>A church that organizes around programs would answer, "Besides Sunday worship we have Sunday School, Small Groups, Men's Fellowship, etc." Involvement is defined as participation in activities the church offers.<BR/><BR/>A church that organizes around practices would answer this way, "Well, besides our weekly gathering for worship we really don't have any programs to offer. Instead, we invite people to join us on the journey of discipleship by embracing a set of Christian practices and working them out in the community." A church that organizes around practices will have programs -- common life demands it. But they will be ad hoc and exist to support the living out of the practices.<BR/><BR/>I imagine the differences between the approaches are not absolute.<BR/><BR/>At this point I'm thinking out loud.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295156469257261349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132042.post-83857360435114509412007-03-20T15:12:00.000-05:002007-03-20T15:12:00.000-05:00This is where missional gets sticky for me. What ...This is where missional gets sticky for me. What about a youth group? Isn't that a program? Also, no Sunday School either (not that I'd miss it)?Adam Gonnermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975190849449996353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132042.post-68200272576981893272007-03-20T14:53:00.000-05:002007-03-20T14:53:00.000-05:00There must be something about living in a town cal...There must be something about living in a town called Lexington that makes pastors think like this. I'm forming a new congregation in Lexington, South Carolina on pretty much the same model. We're starting out with a small group following a daily rule, building toward a weekly Eucharist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132042.post-31171266805345311382007-03-20T13:11:00.000-05:002007-03-20T13:11:00.000-05:00Hmm indeed. You best get to writin'. :)Hmm indeed. You best get to writin'. :)+ Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284165373991543203noreply@blogger.com