Some of have had bad church experiences that make us hate church. As a matter of fact the reason why we’re going to plant a church is because we hate the other type of churches and now we’re using them as a model for what not to be, therefore Christ is no longer in the model.
~ Eric Mason at the Reform & Resurge conference in 2006

i found this quote rather interesting, challenging and providing a great deal of wisdom and insight that should continually push me to ask: “where is Jesus in this?” my decision to go plant a church has never been reactionary to bad church experiences—in fact, my friend glenn would tell you my hope had always been to be a part of restoring fledgling churches—however, i do fear that my tendency would be to use those experiences to create a model of “what not to do”. i have learned a great many lessons in this realm… but the cautionary tale that runs through it all is to continually keep Jesus at the center while pushing forward at the speed of the Spirit—sometimes it’s a really fast ride and other times its painfully slow but one thing that’s constant: it’s a really hard balance to maintain.

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1. manifesto of frustration./
2. the politics of the emerging church.
3. something new
4. cookie-cutter communities?
5. my challenge.

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