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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: eric Ordered by Date |
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1 | Question rephrased | Acts 2:47 | eric | 52467 | ||
Hey Joe, Thanks for the well thought out response. The more I pray and think and search the Scriptures, the more I'm inclined to believe that while the congregation building program my church is starting (ReVision by Precept) is well-intentioned, it may not have Biblical support. Does that mean that God can't use it? No, I think God can use it if He wants. While I don't think that Jesus has left the building, so to speak, I do wonder if we're not resting on His promises enough and depending on our own ways too much. Again, good food for thought, thanks. By the way, what're the doctrinal prob's with Alpha. That's another program that my church is involved in although I'm not involved or familiar with it other than understanding it's an evangelistic program from England. |
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2 | Question rephrased | Acts 2:47 | eric | 52441 | ||
Perhaps the better question is “What does the Bible say about growing a congregation?” I’m not convinced of a ‘means justifying the ends’ approach when it comes to the Church, local and universal. However, I do agree with the statement regarding purpose. I’m just concerned that with a dwindling congregation, there may be an underlying panic to shore up the loss of finances especially when the debt is great as well as the apprehension of seeing more and more empty pews every Sunday. My first impulse is to encourage a movement to get back to the basics; abandoning man-made programs (drama team, ballroom dancing, Alpha, etc) and concentrate on preaching and teaching from the Word of God. I know that running a church has become as much of a business as any other business (the benefits are better for us, though!) and that my first impulse may be an immature one or at best uninformed. Still, there’s something that rankles me about a canned program designed to bring in more warm bodies to the pews. I understand that this may be one of the many gray areas about which the Bible doesn’t address, but if anyone knows of more specific verses for/against such canned programs, I’d appreciate it if you’d let me know them. |
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3 | Need Biblical support for programs | Not Specified | eric | 52401 | ||
Is there Biblical support for the many church-building (adding new members or turning around a dwindling congregation - not physically putting up a building) programs in existance? Our church is going through one such program and I do not see how it is New Testament based. I'm thinking it's simply church-history based. Am I missing something? | ||||||
4 | Need Biblical support for programs | Acts 2:47 | eric | 52407 | ||
Is there Biblical support for the many church-building (adding new members or turning around a dwindling congregation - not physically putting up a building) programs in existance? Our church is going through one such program and I do not see how it is New Testament based. I'm thinking it's simply church-history based. Am I missing something? | ||||||