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This Week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  • Today: <\/strong>10:00 Communion;<\/strong> 11:<\/strong>00<\/strong> Making Peace Seminar<\/li>
  • Monday @ 5:30 p.m<\/strong>.: Girl Scouts<\/li>
  • Tuesday Bible Study<\/strong>: @ Jeremiah\u2019s, 2 p.m.<\/li>
  • Wednesday @ 11<\/strong>: Spiritual Council<\/li>
  • AA Meeting<\/strong>s<\/strong>: in the Parish Hall:
    • Tuesdays, 6:30 \u2013 7:30 p.m. – Discussion<\/li>
    • Wednesdays, 7:00 \u2013 8:00 p.m. – Big Book<\/li>
    • Fridays 7:00 \u2013 8:00 p.m. – Discussion<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Making<\/strong> Peace Seminar <\/strong>Today!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Session four of a 12-week video series by Jim Van Yperen based on his book, Making Peace: A Guide to Overcoming Church Conflict. Meetings will be Sunday mornings, 11:00 a.m. Please make every effort to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Five Stages of Church Renewal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      By Rick Warren<\/em>. For too long we\u2019ve separated the Word<\/em> of God from the work<\/em> of God. As the church, we\u2019re called to be the body of Christ\u2014the whole body. We\u2019re not just called to be the mouth of Christ, but the feet and hands as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Every time a new reformation has come, five renewals have preceded it. The awakening and reformation of the global church will begin with churches like yours. The same five renewals will precede this movement in your church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Personal Renewal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      It starts with the heart. If God is going to renew your church, he\u2019ll begin it with you\u2014and then it has to continue with the rest of your church. You might call it rededicating your life, being filled with the Spirit, or the \u201cdeeper life.\u201d I don\u2019t care what you call it. Just get it! The bottom line is this\u2014you need to fall in love with Jesus again. Do that and all of a sudden it\u2019s not about religion and rituals; it\u2019s about a relationship with Jesus. You realize that Jesus doesn\u2019t just love you, but he likes you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Relational Renewal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      After you get right with God, you\u2019ve got to get right with others. Jesus told us this. He told us to love God with all of our heart and then love others as ourselves. When you have relational renewal in your church, the gossip goes down and the joy goes up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How do you know when a church has been through relational renewal? People hang around longer after the service. They want to spend time together. If people don\u2019t want to hang around after your services, you have a performance, not a church. The church is more than content; it\u2019s a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Missional Renewal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      This is when a church discovers what God wants it to do. We have a kingdom assignment. We\u2019re not here just to bless one another. God wants to bless the world through us. Specifically, God has given the church five purposes\u2014worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. Missional renewal happens when we focus our churches on these purposes. When your church gets personal, relational, and mission renewal, it can\u2019t help but grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Cultural Renewal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In this stage, God renews the culture of the church. I\u2019ve known pastors who have tried to change the culture of the church without going through the other three renewals. There\u2019s a word for that\u2014martyrdom. You cannot change the culture of the church. Only God can. But once the first three renewals have happened in the church, God will change the culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Structural Renewal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      After your church has been through the first four renewals, it\u2019s going to outgrow your current structure. No doubt about it. I\u2019ve seen it happen.. The structure that works for a church of 100 won\u2019t work for a church of 250 and so on. There is no perfect structure in Scripture. Why? Every situation is different. We\u2019ve got to structure our churches differently depending on our circumstances. You can\u2019t put new wine in old wineskins. As your church begins to get healthier and healthier, the structure has to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      There\u2019s a sixth renewal, but it doesn\u2019t happen in the local church. Institutional renewal happens when Christianity\u2019s institutions change. Institutions like seminaries and denominations are always the last ones to change; they never start the change process. Change always happens first in the local church<\/strong>. Institutions are there to preserve the change of the previous generation. Take a look at a tree. The growth of a tree is never on the trunk. It\u2019s always on the new branches. Institutions are like trunks. They provide stability not innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A great spiritual awakening is on the horizon. Will your church be a part of it? Be aware of these five stages of renewal. God has called you to be a catalyst in the renewal of your church. You can\u2019t do that unless you know where your church is on its journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Exciting days are ahead of us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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