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What are the challenges we currently face for which we presently have no answer but must address if we’re to live into God’s future for us?

Alan Roxburgh offers a right question for churches seeking God’s missional future for them:

What are the challenges we currently face for which we presently have no answer but must address if we’re to live into God’s future for us?

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By Lewis Reader on July 26, 2016

Previous ArticleChurches rarely spend time debating bad ideas. The challenge is sorting through all the possible good things a church should do to discover just those few things that are right for your particular church and context at this moment. Some questions to consider are:

Does this strengthen and reinforce our core mission and values?
Will it advance the next faithful step we believe God has for our church?
Do we have the capacity to accomplish this without undercutting other ministries?
Do the opportunities outweigh the challenges sufficiently to give a reasonable chance of success?

Next Article I’ve come to believe that “preaching to the choir” is exactly the right thing to do. If I can help those who already share certain beliefs and dreams sing their song a little clearer, a little more confidently, I know they will take that song back to their networks.

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