Friday, October 9, 2009

Some tough questions for churches

I've recently picked up again a book by Alice Mann published by the Alban Insitute entitled "Can Our Church Live? Redeveloping Congregations in Decline." In it she asks some questions from fellow Alban Institute colleage Ed White (and adds a few of her own).

I'd be interested in my churchly friends answers to these questions (and my former churchly, and non churchly friends too from their experiences with Christian communities).

Is your church primarily in the fellowship business?
Is your church primarily in the social action or social service business?
Is your church primarily in the music business?
Is your church primarily in the historic preservation business?
Is your church primarily in the baby-sitting business?
Is your church primarily in the landlord business?
Is your church primarily in the investment management business?
Or, is your church primarily in the calling people into discipleship and forming them in a life-changing faith business?

1 comment:

  1. Eric, this is great. I'm going to have to get my hands on this book.

    not to change the subject, but I'm wondering if you can recommend a good book on the theological and biblical issue re: homosexuality.

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