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Planting & Growing Churches from the Inside-Out
My friend Tim told me about the article Planting and Growing Churches from the Inside-Out developed at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Darnestown, MD by The Rev. Ken Howard. I found his charts to be the most interesting of all.
The article is herePlanting and Growing Churches from the Inside-Out
Theological, Ecclesiological, and Organizational Criteria for Deep Growth
By Kenneth W. Howard
I am including the links to the charts that go with the article here because I find them so enlightening and I really agree with his research.
Outside-In (Fast Growth) and Inside-Out (Deep Growth) Approaches
To Planting and Growing Churches
Key Differences in Missional Theology, Ecclesiology, and Evangelism Strategy
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Outside-In (Fast Growth) and Inside-Out (Deep Growth) Approaches
To Planting and Growing Churches
He is responding to the current idea of huge churches with great entertainment vs small, intentional movments in which attenders are discipled to a deeper spiritual walk.
This has some wonderful thoughts I would love to see (or even better be a
part of) fleshed out in practice. My only quibble (and it s a really minor
thing) is the central liturgical symbol. Rather than pulpit or altar I
would suggest table. I think it fits better with the community of Christ
model but like I say, its a quibble. As opposed to a kibble which is good
with bits.
I agree with you. I suppose that reveals their theology. I am not a Quaker
because of one major iissue. They don't have sacraments. That table is a
very big part of my theology.