RETHINKING Church
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We are not merely managing a mess, but are charged with creating a future.  Focusing on what we aren’t, what we lack, and what we’ve lost, is no way to envision new possibilities and potential.  What we were in 1968 is not going to help us figure out who God wants us to be in 2018.  ​
Take a look at 7 images.  Which one most resembles your vision for mission and ministry in the church?
What would happen to The United Methodist Church in these United States if when we woke up tomorrow morning, all our buildings and property were gone?  How many of our congregations would continue?  How many “members” would we lose to churches with buildings? Would one of our top priorities be to build new buildings or would we step back and, uhm, “rethink” church?  What would our worship look like?  Where would we gather?  What form would our fellowship take?  What about Christian education?  What would we do?
Let’s rethink our rethinking​: five questions about ReThink Church
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