tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876853053993479070.post1988596931263022755..comments2023-06-21T04:06:32.781-07:00Comments on The Relational Mission: How We Idealize ErasScott Borenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15624761118291127303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876853053993479070.post-75779254792121950302009-12-09T07:53:15.133-08:002009-12-09T07:53:15.133-08:00Great analogy. This myopic focus on trying to supe...Great analogy. This myopic focus on trying to supercharge the car is one of the biggest issues that interferes with our ability to enter into God's mission. It seems that we are more interested building a show car that we never actually drive, one that people will come and view and go "oo" and "awe" over. But it seems to me that the only people who build show cars are those with extra cash. They do it as a hobby. For the last 50 years, the church has been able to thrive as a hobby, but one thing that is arising out of our current economic situation is the fact that we no longer have this luxury.Scott Borenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624761118291127303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876853053993479070.post-68697795894679477752009-12-08T22:11:18.374-08:002009-12-08T22:11:18.374-08:00As a church leader I am finding that it’s quite a ...As a church leader I am finding that it’s quite a challenge to find out where God is working today and join him. We church leaders are always looking for better ways to do church, which seems to related to idealizing bygone eras. I think idealizing certain church models is just another subtle distraction from actually going out and bringing Jesus to those in need. <br /><br />It’s like we all agree on our destination and the path to get there but we’ve spent way too much time building the vehicle – we’ve had our heads down tinkering with the car. By the time we’re ready to drive, the road has changed and it no longer accommodates a car. We would have been better off walking to begin with. <br /><br />I wonder if our pre-occupation with church trends and traditionalism is our way of avoiding facing God, finding out what he wants us to do and being challenged to obedience. It’s much safer to design a mechanism for ministry that is completely predictable and that you can control.<br /><br />Ben<br />---<br /><a href="http://lifeinthekingdom.com/" rel="nofollow">lifeinthekingdom.com</a>Ben Chilcotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544265354908326625noreply@blogger.com