tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13369992.post113634895508027179..comments2023-11-02T06:57:13.049-05:00Comments on allen arnn: What is Local?Allen Arnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03530965973424281807noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13369992.post-1136812967463131742006-01-09T07:22:00.000-06:002006-01-09T07:22:00.000-06:00Thanks for you comments on my blog, Allen. I'm am ...Thanks for you comments on my blog, Allen. I'm am trying to get in the habit of memorising longer passages of Scripture...what have you been memorising lately?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13369992.post-1136683094715167242006-01-07T19:18:00.000-06:002006-01-07T19:18:00.000-06:00I think amen. Whereas the local church is not a b...I think amen. Whereas the local church is not a bad thing, as you said, the world is so much smaller.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13369992.post-1136415315579529542006-01-04T16:55:00.000-06:002006-01-04T16:55:00.000-06:00ooops - i stopped mid-thought to answer the phone ...ooops - i stopped mid-thought to answer the phone and meant to say...<BR/> -- which often keeps us from having the time and/or energy for things that might engage those who don't know him - or would otherwise reflect God's love for the world.krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877673503224264060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13369992.post-1136415061033711202006-01-04T16:51:00.000-06:002006-01-04T16:51:00.000-06:00{Barna is bold to question the validity of the sta...{Barna is bold to question the validity of the statement "The local church is the hope of the world.} i sort of gasped when i read this as well -- since it was pretty obvious where he got it... :-) <BR/>I thought it might be a tad harsh to take the statement to task, as I think the intent is to say that the church is Christ's representative on earth. Jesus gave us that job ... anyway ...<BR/>to your point, i think you've very clearly honed in on the message of 'revolution' (great book, by the way), which is that the current 'local church' does not reflect the early church described in the NT. <BR/>i am becoming more and more challenged to look at the amount of energy and resourses we pour into maintaining the 'organization' -- which often keeps us from having the time and/or energy for anything.<BR/><BR/>not an excuse, just an observation...krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877673503224264060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13369992.post-1136351762679619582006-01-03T23:16:00.000-06:002006-01-03T23:16:00.000-06:00What if our 'local churches' became the staging ar...What if our 'local churches' became the staging area for all of those things to happen? A clearinghouse pointing people to all the things that are happening they could be involved in?<BR/><BR/>Instead of cloistering and trying to bring everyone to us, we pointed them to the world and with all of our hearts told them to go and make a difference.<BR/><BR/>I think it could happen but it's not church as we know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com