New Millennium Church

New Millennium Church Be nothing but confusion for those who come to the United States - who practiced a religion other than Christianity - when they realize how many churches are there in every way, who are considered Christians. According to the American Church Lists, there are churches in the United States 386,000 alone.While Church is thriving in the midst of persecution in third world countries, here in America the local church tradition is no longer ranks as the only place to go, as Christians in the first meeting. Millions of people claim that they are to reach God, but farther from any involvement with the traditional churches. What? According to researchers in Califoia called Baa Group, "... new ways to live and express faith, like the house through the churches, ministries cyberchurches market and are becoming the norm for millions of people. "A new book by the group founder, George Baa, entitled Revolution, said that since the tu of the millennium there have been major changes in how people experience and express their faith. Based on a series of national surveys conducted by his company over the past 25 years, found that dissatisfaction with the Baa Congregational Church, the changes in lifestyle and Gowing desire to get closer to God, have caused many people to find new ways to felowship with God and with others seeking God people.In 2000, most of America's Christian activities are conducted through the local churches. Today, in 2005, during a typical week, 9% of all adults who attend a house church. The percentage is even higher (22%) is involved in spiritual encounters that take place in the market (for example, with groups of people, while at their place of work or play, or in other contexts typical day). Inteet serves as a foundation for interactive faith experiences for more than one in ten adults. Personally, despite attending house churches, secondary schools have conducted Bible studies for over a year in a study of hair and the last three years have resulted in a panel study of the Bible in a coer bar. In recent months I have preached twice in a Church Disciples of Christ, and taught Sunday School at the local Methodist Church for a month of Sundays. Just yesterday, the pastor of Cowboy Church asked if I would be interested in a religion in teaching a class that opened Thursday to the whole community, and only this moing, I was invited to participate in an extension of a Baptist college in Oregon. In any case, examples of how the Apostle Paul in Acts chapter 16, with Lydia on "First Church of Riverside" and the jailer in "Slammer Assembly of God," these meetings are nothing less than in the entire Church its fullness, was never intended to be a simple arrow on the program for the REAL Church.The results of different surveys Baa Group over the last twelve months, indicate the characteristics of this new population of people who had to leave the Church to find more of God in their lives. Referring to them as "revolutionaries" who have the intention of the Church, rather than just go to church, "Baa believes that the extent of this movement into new forms of religious community is to change the face of every religious community - not only Chrsitian communities - over the next ten to twenty years.PASTORS And church leaders, Listen Up! According to Baa research, some of the most interesting characteristics of these revolutionaries who seek to live and express their faith in alteative forms are: * E 'the baby boomers, who are largely responsible for the megachurches that have redefined the church during' environment the last quarter century, are now doing most of the revolutionary ranks .* Adults involved in the ministry is more than twice as likely to connect to only one congregation had a church of the biblical world, and more than twice as likely to identify the Bible as a source of truth in life. They are also more likely to argue that third absolute moral truth exists .* Approximately two thirds of all adults involved in house to assist the church in any one week, with the remaining segment to participate at least once a months. Which is almost identical to the profile of people for whom church is a congregational church home .* The men and women are equally likely to participate in the market to build on the work of the ministry, while men are slightly more likely to participate in choices of the church house .* The Midwest is the strength of the Congregational church connections, while the southe states have become the most fertile spawning grounds for the market share of the ministry and participation in a house the church is also common throughout the world to outside the Midwest .* evangelical Christians are more likely to be involved in an alteative form of Christian church and groupmost also likely to participate in a traditional church and alteative. More than four in ten adult evangelicals are involved in an alteative form of the church on a regular basis .* Many parents are involved in a church and other congregational forms presumably to address the interests of adults and children .* One - third of people involved in alteative church of God and other believers in a church other than the home church, ie, involved in a ministry, a cyberchurch or a series of events focused on faith who connect with God and with Christ-followers.Interestingly others, Baa also noted that surveys of people of religious activity often obscure our understanding of the behavior of the Church, because many of the participants in the church is not sure of alteative experiences to describe themselves in the survey interviewers as "attending a religious function" or not. "Some of these people are so comfortable with their new, alteative forms of church that does not hesitate to say that attending the church. However, others have been conditioned to think of "church" as the activities of the campus of a certain denomination are more likely to describe themselves as unchurched, while participating in the worship service, prayer, financial exchange through his disciples and alteative communities of faith. "What we are about to experience, according to Baa, the largest reform of the faith community in the country in more than 100 years.The RISE OF NEO-CHURCHISMRelying research conducted at national level in recent years, noted that, although measures of traditional church participation in activities such as participation in worship, Sunday school, prayer and Bible reading has remained relatively unchanged over the last twenty years, the Revolutionary faith movement is growing rapidly. "A common mistake on the revolutionary," says Baa, "is that it is separation from God, they leave a local church. We found that while some people leave the church and tu away from God, there is much more a segment of Americans who are currently leaving churches precisely because they want more of God in his life, but can not get what they need a local church. They decided to get serious about their faith from rebuilding a more robust faith experience. Instead of going to church, have chosen to be the Church, so that harkens back to the Church described in the Book of Acts. "BIG CHANGES IN MAKINGOne more eye-opening part of the research contained in the book describes what the community of faith may take twenty years from now. Using data from surveys and other cultural indicators has been measured for more than two decades, Baa believes that the local church is now the main form of experience and expression of faith about two-thirds of adults in the country. That projects that by 2025 the church lost about half its current market share "and that other forms of faith experience and expression that reflect the springs. Important Baa surveys do not show that most people neglect to a local church or simply ignore spirituality be freed from the demands of church life. Although there are millions of people from the community of faith for all the usual reasons - wounding experiences in churches, lack of interest in matters spiritual priorities other dimensions of their lives - a growing percentage of church dropouts who leave a local church with the intention of increasing its focus on faith and relationship with God through various means.That is fueling the growth of alteative forms of organized spirituality, as well as the experience of faith and individual expression. THE PASSION CHURCHIn-moving towards enhancing their obedience and loyalty to God, Baa discovered that the revolutionaries are characterized by what he identified as a set of spiritual passions, special accents that guide their search for God and a way of Life Bible. Although these are the areas of spiritual development that most of the local church leadership, millions of adults who are serious about their faith in God, were the least likely to be satisfied with their local church is terms of resources, opportunities, evaluation and development opportunities. The consequence is that millions of Christians committed bo again have the choice to advance their relationship with God, finding ways of growth and services, other than a local church.Asked if this meant that describes the revolution that is nothing but a negative reaction to the local church, suggests that most of the revolutionaries go through predictable stages in their spiritual jouey in which they are initially satisfied with their experience of the local church, and then try to change things so that your faith may be footing more fruitful. The result is to undergo a greater frustration with the inability to make positive changes, which causes them to abandon the church altogether, often in anger. But because of this whole adventure has been instigated by their love for God and their desire to honor others, ultimately, transcend their anger and frustration with the creation of a series of connections that allow them to be close to God and other believers, without the participation of a local church.One characteristics of the revolution of faith is how it is different for each person. "It would be a mistake to assume that all revolutionaries are now completely back to the local church," said the researcher. "Millions of revolutionaries active in a local church, even though most of them completing towards the involvement of a variety of initiatives related to the faith that have nothing to do with his local church. Defining attribute of a revolutionary is that if you do not attend church, but when God first place in their lives and are willing to do everything we can to facilitate a deeper and growing relationship with Christ and other believers. persuasive Our studies indicate that the vast majority of the churches of America are inhabited by people who are spiritually lukewarm. Emerging churches are dedicated people to become like Christ through the guidance of a congregational form of church, but that leaves the heart and even more commitment to the faith that God Then find or create alteatives that allow the flourishing of that commitment. "How to justify revolutionary dedicated disciples of Christ, while the distance from a local church? "Many of them will realize that one day before a holy God, who will review your devotion to him. One could take the safe route and simply to stay in a local church and hopes to make the programs and practices, but also recognize that it will not be able to use a Lackluster church experience as an excuse for a mediocre or unfulfilled spiritual life. Her spiritual depth is not the responsibility of a local church, is their own responsibility. Therefore, if you decide to enter into a local church to improve their zeal for God or to create alteatives that will tu on a life of obedience and service. In general, these are the people who say they stopped going to church to be the Church. "The Revolution: Challenges and OpportunitiesWhile revolution brings with it some very promising quality, an intensive exercise of mercy, new support networks with other believers, to give more financial ministry efforts, greater sensitivity to the presence of God in the world, a greater sense of freedom to be a true disciple in the midst of a secular society, Baa also noted that the Revolution has brought great challenges for those who choose this path. "There is a risk of exposure to unbiblical or heretical teaching. There is the chance to experience the isolation of a true community of believers and the responsibility and the support it can provide. It might be easier to accumulate treasures once and give generously. Some might find it more difficult to maintain a life of worship, without a place or means of expression of praise to God "Baa contends that these are very serious challenges facing the revolutionaries, but not the most serious threats to the spiritual health regular participants of the church. As someone who has served inleadership in traditional church settings, I remember many cases of heretical teachings of religion and that our ranking permiated many survivors and a sincere believer. Baa says, "objectively speaking, these are the same problems you can identify those that rely on the efforts of a local church to facilitate its growth. We found ample evidence of unbiblical teaching in small groups, Sunday school classes and other local church sites. We know that some Christian churches at 4% of their income to God, much less than 10%. We realize that most people who attend worship services in a church sanctuary to leave feeling that God was not present and did not personally in touch with the living God, through this experience. We have identified a relative lack of accountability in most congregations. Thus, despite the revolutionary face serious challenges for growth in fervent follower of God, which hope to become, perhaps the main difference is that they have a wider range of options to achieve its objectives, the faith that people who focusing solely on the faith through a local church. In any case, it is ultimately the person to make sure they have their spiritual priorities right, that are investing in activities that draw near to God and stay focused on pleasing God rather than themselves or other people. "How does the traditional view of the Church Revoltionaries? A man of another man is revolutionary rebels. The explosion of Revolutionaries in the United States poses new challenges for those involved in the ministry. "This new movement of God is necessary that new forms of leadership to guide the right people in their jouey of faith," said Baa. "It requires new ways of measuring how well the Church in general is doing, in addition to obtaining frequency data as an indicator of health. As the demand for new tools and resources accessible to a growing contingent of people who are trying to introduce their faith into all aspects of their lives. "ACTS OF LIGHT 16:6-33, and then ask these questions (my answrs always or study and teaching) vs 6-13 questions1) After two closed doors and then a vision, what the level of expectation is likely occurring Paul has tried to go into Macedonia? (it was probably very high confidence) 2) In this century and culture, as are women compared to men? (Subserviant; less slaves?) 3) How many women have to estimate? (5 or so?) 4) Do you think Paul is expected to more public and the success that God has prepared for the river? (You probably had a different idea) 5) How to respond to Paul that he found the group? (He obeyed the Spirit) vs 14-15 questions1) Do you believe that God is at work at the heart of Lydia was never long before Paul? If so, why? Why not? (Yes, because its steps have been ordered and that was bo for this moment in time) 2) Given that Paul has been listening to God was clearly leading a group that was not his first choice. Agree or disagree? (Below) 3) After Lydia replied to the message Paul, as the Good News to bring their "home"? She can hear the Good News the same day or next? (With the women appeared later - by Lydia and other women) 4) When you were baptized? By whom? Why water? (Sila on the River) 5) This group became a church in the eyes of God, in verse 15! Agree or disagree? Vs 16-241) How can we not feel Pauland Silas, instead of serving God had sent them? (Felt bottom) vs 25-33How have Paul bring the Good News to the jailers "home"? Who was the jailer of "house" (prison ministry, family, slaves). Questions we must ask ACTS CHURCH ON 16 ... This group has become a church that evening, in the eyes of God ... agree? What about this story and our expectations of seeing the success of the Bible? What are the minimum necessary in the eyes of God, to start a church? What is the role in relation to the connections from the Church? What are the chances of the family of the jailer and who were involved in the Church, Paul, if he had not had a CHURCH? Who is suitable to bring the Gospel to other groups that have invisible barriers in the church? As these costs to start churches? How big do they receive? How many got through? How long? How successful are they? Who were your pastor? Applying these answers for the Church in America today. Compare with the growth of Third World pastoral Churches.Need and prayer? 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