Phil Miglioratti and John Armstrong
talk about the limited view of Church
that is infecting/destroying churches!
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Phil Miglioratti and John Armstrong
talk about the limited view of Church
that is infecting/destroying churches!
You need to be a member of The Reimagine Network to add comments!
Comments
Recent comment by the author related to his revised version of "Your Church Is Too Small."
New commentary to challenge you to apply Romans 12:2 to your corporate ministry perspective.
Question -
John, many have given you feedback that "Tear Down These Walls" is timed perfectly to meet the great challenge to the Church in our time in American history. Why do you think they are responding that way?
Response -
The deepening divisions we see in our culture are not going to be solved except in communities where people find ways to live together in peace and justice. The church should have a major role to play in this renewal but we must we humbly repent of our myriad divisions and seek peace with God and one another. This begins when we tear down our walls and build bridges for true relational love. Paul gives this principle in Ephesians 4:1-7: "As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”
If we have one Lord and one faith then we must “make every effort” to find and keep our inherent unity. It seems clear to me that most of our efforts to reach our neighbors will increasingly fail until we get this right. Our love must exceed our divisions.
John H. Armstrong
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Below is my review of John's newest book, in which he explains and expands upon the ideas and insights he shares in our podcast. Purchase info with a discount follows my reccomendation . . .
It only takes a few pages (maybe only paragraphs) to determine whether this is a book you eagerly want to read or if this is a book you simply need to read.
Tear Down These Walls is wonderfully bothersome whether you are hungry for a grander, more glorious unity of the Church, or you know it is time to review and revise barriers and boundaries robbing you of the fullness of the Body of Christ.
John is issuing a call to all who believe-in/follow-after Jesus. A challenge to reimagine our Lord's yet-to-be-fulfilled prayer in John 17. To see “church” as a spiritual-relational community rather than an organizational entity. To recognize, and declare to a radically and rapidly changing culture, that "Christian" applies to everyone who has authentic faith in the One of God, even those with doctrinal or political differences.
Our need to reimagine Christianity begins not with new methods nor with a new slant on our message but with a fresh experience and a culturally clear explanation of Christianity. Elevating Christ, Truth-incarnate, above text, theology, tradition - Christ, the hope of glory.
Brick-by-brick. Prayer-by-prayer. Relationship-by-relationship.
Phil Miglioratti
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