http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2007/10/a-great-beginning-but/ exploring the mystery of life and mission as one and the same Fri, 11 May 2012 20:06:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2007/10/a-great-beginning-but/comment-page-1/#comment-7971 jrrozko Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:15:14 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/archives/442#comment-7971 Hey Andrew, cool that you found your way yo my blog. Appreciate your thoughts here, no doubt what you are saying is a huge deal. I think part of what I was after in this post was the way in which Willow, which tends to operate out of a business-like model of church, tends to treat people like consumers as opposed to disciples. They began to discover this in and through the reveal study, but the solutions they proposed to their findings continued to focus on individuals and failed to take into account the larger issue of church-as-community. Our personal study of Scripture, while vital to spiritual growth, misses the mark of its formative intent if not practiced alongside other practices and within a community on mission together. Hope that makes sense. See ya soon. Hey Andrew, cool that you found your way yo my blog. Appreciate your thoughts here, no doubt what you are saying is a huge deal. I think part of what I was after in this post was the way in which Willow, which tends to operate out of a business-like model of church, tends to treat people like consumers as opposed to disciples. They began to discover this in and through the reveal study, but the solutions they proposed to their findings continued to focus on individuals and failed to take into account the larger issue of church-as-community. Our personal study of Scripture, while vital to spiritual growth, misses the mark of its formative intent if not practiced alongside other practices and within a community on mission together. Hope that makes sense. See ya soon.

]]> http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2007/10/a-great-beginning-but/comment-page-1/#comment-7969 Andrew Buesch Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:58:26 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/archives/442#comment-7969 As a Willow Creek Member, I believe that the core of this issue stems from weekend faith. By that I mean that a fair amount of those attending the church don’t spend enough or (none at all) time in the Word of God during the week, this can lead to surface growth that doesn’t reach into your soul and mind. The importance of consistent personal time in the Word is what people (myself included) need to focus on, leading to a life of passion, purpose, and joy. As a Willow Creek Member, I believe that the core of this issue stems from weekend faith. By that I mean that a fair amount of those attending the church don’t spend enough or (none at all) time in the Word of God during the week, this can lead to surface growth that doesn’t reach into your soul and mind. The importance of consistent personal time in the Word is what people (myself included) need to focus on, leading to a life of passion, purpose, and joy.

]]> http://lifeasmission.com/blog/2007/10/a-great-beginning-but/comment-page-1/#comment-4720 David Fitch on Willowcreek’s REVEAL | lifeasmission Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:25:43 +0000 http://lifeasmission.com/blog/archives/442#comment-4720 [...] in October I posted on the REVEAL project that Willowcreek has been working on.  Part of the project involved a [...] [...] in October I posted on the REVEAL project that Willowcreek has been working on.  Part of the project involved a [...]

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