After a long morning of conversation with church leadership about the mission and direction of the church an image came to mind that might make a difference in how we approach the conversation. It seems that underlying our conversation there is a fundamental difference in the way we approach the role of the church. The question I was wrestling with is this, is the church a safe harbor to provide respite and safety from the stormy world or is the church a pit stop to renew, refuel, make adjustments and then get people back out into the world to make a difference for God?
The way I read the New Testament it seems like Jesus' intention was to leave behind him pockets of revolutionaries that are supposed to live out the Kingdom of God in the here and now. This would mean that the Church was supposed to be the avenue that supported and encouraged revolutionary living. These revolutionaries are supposed to be changing the world by the way they live and the way they love one another and those around them.
Depending upon what image one uses to understand the Church it will have a major impact in the way the church is structured
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