August 2018

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REIMAGINING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES: Three Alternatives to Institutional Models

Medical student at First UMC in Honolulu checks the blood pressure of a Pancakes & Praise guest after worship.

The mandate given by Jesus to his followers was to take his authority to proclaim the counterculture Kingdom of God, to teach and demonstrate Spirit-empowered living, and to heal the sick and oppressed. As I have traveled the past 14 months consulting with churches throughout Europe and the U.S., I am witnessing some fresh alternatives to the traditional approach of getting people into our weekend worship events. Here are three among many that are faithfully breaking out of the box and accomplishing Jesus’ mandate:

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Mike SlaughterREIMAGINING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES: Three Alternatives to Institutional Models