Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Where is Your Focus?

Last week I quoted Reggie McNeal as saying that people outside the church don't think church is for them.   On the other hand--HOW DO THE MAJORITY OF YOUR RELIGIOUS FRIENDS VIEW THOSE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH?

Is it possible, as Reggie McNeal writes in his book, "The Present Future," that we have the mentality that the world outside the church is the enemy?

With this view, the goal of outreach becomes churching the unchurched, rather than connecting people to Jesus. Outreach can then become focused on cleaning people up and changing their behavior so that they fit into the church culture and not make us too uncomfortable. This shifts the focus of outreach from the lost to the saved.

HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR OUTREACH FOCUSED ON HELPING LOST PEOPLE FIND JESUS?

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