30
July
Disinfection vs. Discipling (Part 2)

Disinfection vs. Discipling (Part 2)

The second concept that I really liked was the idea of Disinfection vs. Discipling. “Disinfecting Christians from the world involves isolating followers of Christ in a spiritual safe-deposit box called the church building and teaching them to be good.” (Platt) Your goal is to retain as many people for as long as possible in a [...]

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29
July
Receiver vs. Reproducer (Part 1)

Receiver vs. Reproducer (Part 1)

I just finished reading David Platts book called “Radical”. Great read, a couple of concepts really stood out to me. The first one is the idea of Receivers vs. Reproducers. I call this person “the sponge” church-goer. Essentially for many people church is a “me-centered” environment. I want the worship to match my liking. I [...]

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27
July

Joy beyond Circumstance.

Again thanks to Josh for the insight on this one! How many people do you know that seem to relentlessly complain about life? They have a sob story pre-loaded ready to go. They have something bad to say. Defining their lives by what they are against rather than what they are for. They life a [...]

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