House Church Talk - Purpose Driven Church

[Bruce Woodford]

Scott,

"Market Driven Church" indeed would have been a more accurate title for Rick 
Warren's first book! The thing that troubled me the most about it was that 
he taught that a pastor or church planter must decide what "target audience" 
he wanted to reach!!!  THAT target audience becomes the purpose that drives 
the church, NOT God's eternal purpose in Christ!   See Ephesians 3:8-12

I've never liked the idea of a church or a life being "driven"!

When we view Ephesians 3:8-12, "Purpose Revealing Church" or "Purpose 
Manifesting Church" might be better!

Since shepherds lead sheep and butchers drive them,  "Purpose Lead Life" or 
"The Purposeful Life" might be more in keeping with Ephesians 1:3-12

Your brother in Christ,
Bruce



>Hi, David.  I found the Market Driven Church and companion studies to be a
>mix of truth and subtle error. I'd avoid it, really.  He's vague on
>essentials, and rah-rah on too many other points to make it worth your
>while. He gets so close to some real truth and then quits or redirects to
>old traditional frameworks. It's really annoying.
>
>To me, I'm finding fewer and fewer study guides and devotional books to be
>helpful.  I get frustrated when they talk about "going to" and "attending"
>instead of "Being" the church. It's harmful when they kiss up to pastors 
>and
>leaders by pushing an ever-so-slightly skewed view of authority that
>supports the artificial divide between clergy and laity. They most often
>talk about doing and going and working and forget to focus on relationship
>and hearing from God.

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