Comments on: Church Planting or Disciple Making? http://www.brandonandkatie.com/?p=647 The life and happenings of Brandon and Katie Price Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Art http://www.brandonandkatie.com/?p=647&cpage=1#comment-2483 Art Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:35:53 +0000 http://www.brandonandkatie.com/?p=647#comment-2483 Hey, this also sheds new perspective to Paul reminding the Ephesian elders that he taught puiblicly and house to house. House to house (private, personal) teaching is something few church planters practice--being overly engaged in the big tent Sun mtg. But Paul (hmm, just like Jesus) spent as much time teaching people individually and in small groups in homes as he did publicly. I guess you might consider the teaching venues employed as a measure of the interest in training up disciples vs building a big (qty) church. If you only focus on one, you are missing developing the disciples intimately. It seems both Paul and Jesus valued this personal-public dual venue approach... Hey, this also sheds new perspective to Paul reminding the Ephesian elders that he taught puiblicly and house to house. House to house (private, personal) teaching is something few church planters practice–being overly engaged in the big tent Sun mtg. But Paul (hmm, just like Jesus) spent as much time teaching people individually and in small groups in homes as he did publicly.

I guess you might consider the teaching venues employed as a measure of the interest in training up disciples vs building a big (qty) church. If you only focus on one, you are missing developing the disciples intimately. It seems both Paul and Jesus valued this personal-public dual venue approach…

]]> By: Art Mealer http://www.brandonandkatie.com/?p=647&cpage=1#comment-935 Art Mealer Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:09:42 +0000 http://www.brandonandkatie.com/?p=647#comment-935 It's interesting, in the light of your title and thrust, to hear how Paul used people terms and not institutional terms referring to his work in Galatia, "And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the LORD, and see how *THEY* do." -Acts 15:36 I think your terminology shift highlights a major difference in what we are doing as church planters. Are we just starting another believer's day care center, where people fill pews once a week, and then go on with little transformation and with less functional labor as disciples, building up one another and sharing the gospel by the changes in their lives, their deeds, and their words. Don't apologize and don't pull up short of going all the way with the distinction you've made! -Art Cary, NC, US It’s interesting, in the light of your title and thrust, to hear how Paul used people terms and not institutional terms referring to his work in Galatia, “And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the LORD, and see how *THEY* do.” -Acts 15:36

I think your terminology shift highlights a major difference in what we are doing as church planters. Are we just starting another believer’s day care center, where people fill pews once a week, and then go on with little transformation and with less functional labor as disciples, building up one another and sharing the gospel by the changes in their lives, their deeds, and their words.

Don’t apologize and don’t pull up short of going all the way with the distinction you’ve made!

-Art
Cary, NC, US

]]> By: Daniel Coutinho http://www.brandonandkatie.com/?p=647&cpage=1#comment-139 Daniel Coutinho Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:24:44 +0000 http://www.brandonandkatie.com/?p=647#comment-139 I really like what you have to say! I strongly believe in what you said. Even though I have been using the term "church planting" to refer to disciple-making, the later is, indisputably, the life-giving action of the church. Good time to argue that paid ministers are the ones responsible for evangelism among lay members of the church being diminished to: "hey, do you want to come to church?" What do you think? I really like what you have to say! I strongly believe in what you said. Even though I have been using the term “church planting” to refer to disciple-making, the later is, indisputably, the life-giving action of the church.

Good time to argue that paid ministers are the ones responsible for evangelism among lay members of the church being diminished to: “hey, do you want to come to church?” What do you think?

]]> By: Mike Anderson http://www.brandonandkatie.com/?p=647&cpage=1#comment-136 Mike Anderson Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:23:45 +0000 http://www.brandonandkatie.com/?p=647#comment-136 Amen! I think we have missed the boat on this one.... Amen! I think we have missed the boat on this one….

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