The Army's role in the Kingdom
Here are a few thoughts that I posted on Larry's blog at http://questionsforthejourney.blogspot.com/
What if the Army’s role in the Kingdom was not to “do church” but rather be a social arm of the church?
What if we stopped “doing church” all together and partnered with another church and the officer serve as a local volunteer leader within the partnering church (just like any other normal working person)? The officer, then, would run the Salvation Army in his/her community.
What if we concentrated our energy and resources into one or two areas rather than 15?
What if we just kissed the “denominational” thing goodbye and became an agency, an arm, an avenue for other believers to serve in?
What if the Army’s role in the Kingdom was not to “do church” but rather be a social arm of the church?
What if we stopped “doing church” all together and partnered with another church and the officer serve as a local volunteer leader within the partnering church (just like any other normal working person)? The officer, then, would run the Salvation Army in his/her community.
What if we concentrated our energy and resources into one or two areas rather than 15?
What if we just kissed the “denominational” thing goodbye and became an agency, an arm, an avenue for other believers to serve in?
The idea is to let the “church” do what they do best and we would do what we do best.
Although there are many challenges and questions to this idea, I have thought it through enough to know how it might could work.
What are your thoughts?
Although there are many challenges and questions to this idea, I have thought it through enough to know how it might could work.
What are your thoughts?
posted by Bret at
11:23 PM
4 Comments:
Bret,
I'm having visions of "Jerry McGuire."
I discussed this subject with Staci about a month ago and she said, "Johnny, that is the scariest thing I have ever heard you say."
You have my support in these thoughts. I even thought about the way the Boys and Girls Clubs set up shop in Salvation Army Corps, so, why not The Army set up shops in Churches?
Keep thinking, Jerry.
Grace and peace,
Johnny
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Johnny, at 9:03 AM
bret,
thanks for the blog shout out. to continue the conversation, how would we set up community among the disenfranchised?
by the way, i think that johnny's comment about the BGC in the SA is somewhat germane to this discussion, but that arrangement has also been fraught with some very difficult interaction.
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Larry, at 3:52 PM
Here in the UK, where TSA is mainly corps, I've heard people suggest exactly the opposite! :0)
Warmest blessings
Eleanor
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Eleanor Burne-Jones, at 2:16 AM
Johnny,
Jerry McGuire . . . lol . . . that’s funny dude . . . although it seems that Jerry McGuire turns out right (maybe even a kind of hero) in end doesn’t he?
I’m not saying that my idea is 100% right . . . I just think it’s worth exploring.
Larry,
Setting up community among the disenfranchised should be the mission of the church . . . at least the church that we would partner with.
Eleanor,
I agree with that. I think we just need to decide what it is and do it better than anyone else. I expounded on this in more detail on Larry’s blog.
Thanks for the great comments.
New post coming . . . won’t be a great discussion . . . just a few things to share.
Blessings,
Bret
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Bret, at 10:14 PM
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