Comments on: Church Systems http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/23/church-systems/ Evolving out loud: thoughts on parenting, spirituality, leadership, & a few other things too Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:03:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bill http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/23/church-systems/#comment-3446 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:28:40 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/23/church-systems/#comment-3446 Systems should help the church carry out it’s missions, vision and values.

A church should be asking…

What do we want people to become?
What do we want people to do?
Where do we want people to go?
(ala Andy Stanley)

Systems help “pull” people along the process helping people becoming, doing and going.

Systems should also be simple, (Simple Church by Rainer)

]]> By: Joni http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/23/church-systems/#comment-3445 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:35:15 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/23/church-systems/#comment-3445 I read a comment at Tim Stevens’ post on Andy Stanley’s Catalyst talk that wondered about systems being scriptural. Well, Jesus sent out his disciples systematically right? In twos, what to bring with them, what not to bring, when to call it quits and move on down the road… Matt 10:1-16; the early church set up a system and chose seven to oversee food distribution…Acts 6. There is definitely a need and a biblical precedent for systems.

]]> By: jeff http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/23/church-systems/#comment-3444 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:17:13 +0000 http://paulpetersonlive.com/2007/10/23/church-systems/#comment-3444 Systems can quickly become tyrannical monsters if left unchecked. The occasional Knute Rockne “Team, this is a football” speech can help maintain or regain focus as it is needed.

Systems are good, as long as “they” are not leading the charge. See this article re: Willowcreek
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/archives/2007/10/willow_creek_re.html

Peace!

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