A lot of people in the world get it. But do God’s people get it? God has given the church a wake up call. Our idolatries are before us. What will we do with them?
In the next phase of church life, we have an opportunity from God to increase cooperation between the centralized church models of the last few decades with decentralized models as part of a deliberate turning toward greater gospel distribution.
What would it look like for church leaders to be equipping…
every believer to be able to cross a culture,
every believer to be able to invite others to repentance,
every believer to be able to clearly communicate the Good News,
every believer to be able to provide pastoral care,
every believer to be able to teach the basics of the faith.
Perhaps the next wave of church will be equipping every believer to humbly exercise the authority of Christ to distribute His forgiveness all over the place.
We really can empower believers to live out the Great Commission in dependence on the Great Companion by living out the Great Commandment.