THREE QUESTIONS TO PONDER

Kem Kemmeyer from Granger Community Church shared three questions in today's post on Less Clutter, Less Noise.

Quotes I’m resonating with…

• When I invite people to church, I’m asking them to give up what they value doing most on Sunday (or Saturday, or Wednesday) so they can experience what I value.
• The gospel is more than an informational transaction. It is a relational interaction which leads to transformation.
• If you want to have a large impact be committed to the small things.

Thom and Sam Rainer in their book Essential Church report that people (especially young adults) drop out of church because it is not essential to their lives. Perhaps the answer to question one is found in a self-assessment. Is the Church and its worship gatherings essential to me, or just the best of options? What makes it essential?

Question 2: An informational transaction, i..e, I give you the details of the Gospel and now you believe is less and less effective as we move from the Modern to the Postmodern Era and beyond. Relationships are the key to introducing and validating truth for people today. It is as we live out the gospel in our relationships with pre-Christians (which includes sharing the information of the gospel) that people are really introduced to Christ and find themselves giving their lives to Him.

Question 3: Smaller things done with excellence out of the motive of bringing life-transformation are far more effective than big programs which never make a personal level connection, or big ideas that keep us too busy to do anything well.

Share with me your thoughts on Kem's questions.