http://www.thewayithink.com/2006/04/04/corporate-churches/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.thewayithink.com/2006/04/04/corporate-churches/#comment-1001 Jen Tue, 30 May 2006 14:29:58 +0000 http://www.thewayithink.com/2006/04/04/corporate-churches/#comment-1001 How do you know you aren't heading to Babylon? With that kind of warning I would take a step back and make sure there wasn't something that may have been out of line somewhere. And are you sure she uses crack? That is pretty offensive to be saying about someone. If you are indeed a leader, why would you even think to say that? Leaders nurture their flock, not injure it. I am disappointed. How do you know you aren’t heading to Babylon? With that kind of warning I would take a step back and make sure there wasn’t something that may have been out of line somewhere. And are you sure she uses crack? That is pretty offensive to be saying about someone. If you are indeed a leader, why would you even think to say that? Leaders nurture their flock, not injure it. I am disappointed.

]]> http://www.thewayithink.com/2006/04/04/corporate-churches/#comment-334 Andy Rowell Fri, 07 Apr 2006 02:33:35 +0000 http://www.thewayithink.com/2006/04/04/corporate-churches/#comment-334 Yes, I think you and Andy are right on for the most part. Learning from businesses or running our church like a business might mean simply: "doing practices that are effective and planned." There is certainly nothing against that. What is spiritual or not spiritual about that? I only suggest that we be careful to realize doing Christian ministry means are tactics/practices/logistics are constrained by Scriptural boundaries. Business practices still need to subjected to Christian critique. Thanks for your thoughts. See my fuller thoughts at: http://firstmovethyself.blogspot.com/2006/04/andy-stanley-says-there-is-no-such.html Yes, I think you and Andy are right on for the most part. Learning from businesses or running our church like a business might mean simply: “doing practices that are effective and planned.” There is certainly nothing against that. What is spiritual or not spiritual about that? I only suggest that we be careful to realize doing Christian ministry means are tactics/practices/logistics are constrained by Scriptural boundaries. Business practices still need to subjected to Christian critique. Thanks for your thoughts. See my fuller thoughts at:
http://firstmovethyself.blogspot.com/2006/04/andy-stanley-says-there-is-no-such.html

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