House Church - How the Bride of Christ is Being Crippled in Her Attempt to Fully Flourish
What segment of an athlete's physique, one which is competing at a very advanced level, is the least essential? If they are vieing as a high level amateur athletic competitor, then there is no such thing as a "less signifigant" region of the body. This is precisely the identical situation the bride of Christ discovers itself in…no segment is irrelevant, without great value.
Sadly, the standard western church system doesn't let the majority of the body to be active and gain the strength it needs.
The late Edwards Deming, the pioneer of Japan's post war business force, stated that 93% of all organizational difficulties are the result of systems, not linked to people.
What this means is...the features of the system denote the largest defining factor influencing the progress of any organization. Hence, any collection of people wishing to work effectively together, in this situation, a collection of Christian believers, is required to create strong systems of operating in order to be effective.
If it's true that there's no trivial part of the body of Christ, then why aren't every one of the parts given the same robust exercise that a highly competitive sportsperson would need? The answer to this question is established in the standard church systems that value specific gifts more than others, all the while asserting this to not be the case.
The conventional western church congegration is controlled by the clerics, a tiny collection of elect people. On the contrary, in the swiftest growing Christian churches on planet earth, everyone has an assignment, a role to live out. The arrangements that they are operating under are awfully unalike, even if the ones in westernized countries declare loyalty to the "priesthood of all believers," they seldom develop systems that enable this to take place.
The organizing systems we employ in all aspects of our everyday lives are the result of the principles held onto by the architects of the systems of organization. The early church systems we unearth in the book of acts, are not the same as the ones which the vast majority of Christian believers in the industrialized world are familiar with and are encouraged to operate within. The industrialized business world is dominated by a rule and direct operating structure, that may be great for productivity but not for constructing healthy community.
New Testament communities are built when we learn to look one another in the eye and recognize the distinctive worth God has assembled into each and every individual. God Almighty has granted the church of Christ with many more talents than the existing systems have the capability to hold and esteem. All of us were designed for vigorous action in the service of God, and it is far better to give than just receive. It's up to us to move forward and come to be the Christian that God has intended and not merely go to a church meeting and watch other people perform and get paid.
Sadly, the standard western church system doesn't let the majority of the body to be active and gain the strength it needs.
The late Edwards Deming, the pioneer of Japan's post war business force, stated that 93% of all organizational difficulties are the result of systems, not linked to people.
What this means is...the features of the system denote the largest defining factor influencing the progress of any organization. Hence, any collection of people wishing to work effectively together, in this situation, a collection of Christian believers, is required to create strong systems of operating in order to be effective.
If it's true that there's no trivial part of the body of Christ, then why aren't every one of the parts given the same robust exercise that a highly competitive sportsperson would need? The answer to this question is established in the standard church systems that value specific gifts more than others, all the while asserting this to not be the case.
The conventional western church congegration is controlled by the clerics, a tiny collection of elect people. On the contrary, in the swiftest growing Christian churches on planet earth, everyone has an assignment, a role to live out. The arrangements that they are operating under are awfully unalike, even if the ones in westernized countries declare loyalty to the "priesthood of all believers," they seldom develop systems that enable this to take place.
The organizing systems we employ in all aspects of our everyday lives are the result of the principles held onto by the architects of the systems of organization. The early church systems we unearth in the book of acts, are not the same as the ones which the vast majority of Christian believers in the industrialized world are familiar with and are encouraged to operate within. The industrialized business world is dominated by a rule and direct operating structure, that may be great for productivity but not for constructing healthy community.
New Testament communities are built when we learn to look one another in the eye and recognize the distinctive worth God has assembled into each and every individual. God Almighty has granted the church of Christ with many more talents than the existing systems have the capability to hold and esteem. All of us were designed for vigorous action in the service of God, and it is far better to give than just receive. It's up to us to move forward and come to be the Christian that God has intended and not merely go to a church meeting and watch other people perform and get paid.
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