Comments on: What the American Church Is Doing Right, Part 1 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/what-the-american-church-is-doing-right-part-1.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:01:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cerulean Sanctum » What the American Church Is Doing Right, Part 2 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/what-the-american-church-is-doing-right-part-1.html#comment-24329 Cerulean Sanctum » What the American Church Is Doing Right, Part 2 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:11:45 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/what-the-american-church-is-doing-right-part-1.html#comment-24329 [...] series looking at six things the American Church is doing right. In the day since I posted the first part, I've added one more positive I feel needs to be listed, so the total now comes to [...]

[...] series looking at six things the American Church is doing right. In the day since I posted the first part, I've added one more positive I feel needs to be listed, so the total now comes to [...]

]]> By: Keith http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/what-the-american-church-is-doing-right-part-1.html#comment-4641 Keith Wed, 26 Jul 2006 08:10:39 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/what-the-american-church-is-doing-right-part-1.html#comment-4641 Hi Dan I'm back in England after 15 years in Burkina Faso, and yes, I would say that I see those things happening here. I don't know the American church, - apart from what I read on blogs like yours! God bless you Hi Dan
I’m back in England after 15 years in Burkina Faso, and yes, I would say that I see those things happening here. I don’t know the American church, – apart from what I read on blogs like yours!
God bless you

]]> By: IndyChristian http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/what-the-american-church-is-doing-right-part-1.html#comment-4551 IndyChristian Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:50:47 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/what-the-american-church-is-doing-right-part-1.html#comment-4551 Sounds a lot like reaching the point of 'repentance'... as a significant pivot toward 'change'. Interestingly, if we've long viewed the traditional media as a watchdog of government, then perhaps we could say that the Christian blogosphere has served something of a role of watchdog of the Church... at least pointing toward a need for repentance and change. And btw, who is the Church if not ourselves? That is, aren't we effectively calling our collective selves to repentance as the not-particularly-productive American Church... and to radically change into the very productive '<a href="http://modelchurch.com" rel="nofollow">model church</a>'... and start producing outcomes expected of a truly Great Commission? Sounds a lot like reaching the point of ‘repentance’… as a significant pivot toward ‘change’.

Interestingly, if we’ve long viewed the traditional media as a watchdog of government, then perhaps we could say that the Christian blogosphere has served something of a role of watchdog of the Church… at least pointing toward a need for repentance and change.

And btw, who is the Church if not ourselves? That is, aren’t we effectively calling our collective selves to repentance as the not-particularly-productive American Church… and to radically change into the very productive ‘model church‘… and start producing outcomes expected of a truly Great Commission?

]]> By: Dan Edelen http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/what-the-american-church-is-doing-right-part-1.html#comment-4547 Dan Edelen Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:16:58 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/07/what-the-american-church-is-doing-right-part-1.html#comment-4547 Keith, I'm seeing them. Are you? Keith,

I’m seeing them. Are you?

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