This is the missional church foundation model. Part of me hates these two pictures, because basically everything about my position as a worship minister at a church follows right along with the traditional church model. My whole job is basically about what takes place during the Sunday services. And I like it. However, my heart is also with the other model, because I believe that that church model is more healthy. So once again, I find myself having to become almost spiritually and "churchilly" (yes, I made that up) bipolar so that I can survive in the church culture.
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Ideally Sun morning is the end result of the week that you've built relationships,mentored and discipled your praise team and creative arts team and equipped them to go out and have an effect so that it's not "just what takes place on sun am" It's about what has happened all that week to lead up to sun am You're teaching others to worship everyday in a variety of ways I definitely think the second model is healthier but too many people focus on sun am and think that's all you do :) Changing that mindset is definitely a challenge :)
Hey Adam -
don't know if you read it or not, but Andrew (tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com) referred to this on his blog
adam,
i've seen these model diagrams and i have been a part of both models. the traditional and missional (or organic) models both have some positives and negatives to them. both models believe that "they" are the "right" model, however i believe they are both right.
bare with me as i ride this fence. we would agree that we are to be relevant, or salt and light to this world. i believe, especially in the midwest and bible belt regions, that in order to be a relevant force in our culture we need that weekend celebration that the traditional model holds sacred. this is where we engage our culture on a level that they relate to most often. this is where myself and you as a worship leader can make an impact on "quantity".
however, what the traditional church model often fails, is when the "church" stops being the church after the weekend celebration. the traditional church often falls into the snare of "only being the church" on the weekends and not being visiable in their community throughout the week.
the missional (or often called organic) model church is relevant in the ordinary moments of life. this is where we engage our culture and our community at Starbucks, in line at the grocery store, working in our cubicles, or eating dinner among friends. relational evangelism and discipleship flourishes in this model. this is where you and i as christians, not just worship leaders, impact our culture and our community in "quality". this is where we grow some deeper areas of our spiritual life with others. however a church that only encourages this as "the model" fails at engaging our culture and community in other ways.
i've worked and still work with both models. i believe a church that embraces both models and creates a hybird model that doesnt look like either diagram is a wholistic Kingdom model for the church.
i may continue this thought on my site.
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