tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25535068.post5221321206896287502..comments2023-10-07T01:07:32.493-07:00Comments on A Watchman's View from the Wall: So you want a revolution?Watchmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074753807595569032noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25535068.post-26894592497468244192008-05-19T06:31:00.000-07:002008-05-19T06:31:00.000-07:00It sounds like you're raising the attractional vs ...It sounds like you're raising the attractional vs missional debate, which is a hot topic among Christians these days. The attractional model is where a church says "come and see" what God is all about, whereas the missional model says "go and be" like Jesus to its members.<BR/><BR/>If you look at the way Jesus did ministry, He did and encouraged both. He preached on the hillsides and in the synagog where people had to come and see him, but he also walked through towns and stopped to minister to people.<BR/><BR/>Missional churches seem to be growing in popularity in America and I think it's largely because most churches for the last 2000 years have been primarily attractional. Unfortunately, though I think some missional advocates are overreacting. They are so put off by attractional-only churches that they are shunning attractional ministries entirely and becoming missional-only, which IMO is just as un-Christ-like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25535068.post-2364896108241099192008-05-14T20:34:00.000-07:002008-05-14T20:34:00.000-07:00I think your questions still reflect the attractio...I think your questions still reflect the attractional model of church -- how will people find us? seems to be the motivating question. I suspect (though I have no experience as such) that the church of the future will be a lot more about going out and finding the people God has for us to relate to and to serve. We can probably do without all those props you mention, though in some instances they might be helpful.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08264143140028197973noreply@blogger.com