Church Without Walls

Further quote from "The Monkey and the Fish" from Dave Gibbons.

"What’s adding urgency to being a church without walls is that all around the world we’re seeing a dramatic flattening of hierarchies and loosening of structures in significant domains and institutions, and moves toward decentralization that are common during seasons of innovation.

Because of the internet and peer-to-peer platforms like Wikipedia, YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and others, ordinary people around the world are participating and collaborating in ways and in spaces they never did before. And they are demonstrating there’s a vast expertise and talent out there that just didn’t have a voice or vehicle before. A new collaboration in the world is eradicating fences and removing age-old barriers, bullies, budgets, biases and bottlenecks."

Have we truly understood this? The world is changing and that at breakneck speed. Are we tagging along, reluctantly, or are we leading the fray. How is it at your work place, at your church, in your club, or amongst your friends. Be a welcomer of change, embrace change and use it to yours and everyone alses benefit. It WILL be worth it. Jump out of the rut!

Church Without Walls

It's been a while.
Here are some questions which bother me at present.

They are from "The Monkey and the Fish" from Dave Gibbons.

"What are the bottlenecks of our church? What are the barriers? What squeezes the life out of what is intended to be a sanctuary of strength and a source of life, hope, and intimacy?
[What is the] structure, organization, and philiosophy that discourages and hinders, if not prevents, the involvement and collaboration of everyday people in the most important parts of church and ministry?
We’re seeing that every time we make church not about a place or form but instead a home where everyone plays – a church without walls – we end up with something liberating, empowering, and engaging."

So let me ask specifically, are YOU a bottleneck, barrier or life-extinguisher. Do you help to create an atmosphere where creativity can be creative? Are you encouraging everyone you influence, to achieve their full God-given potential in every area of their lives?