1. Lifelong Discipleship Formation vs. complacent “Christian” piety;
simply teaching good morals; offering the latest programs
2. Intentional Authentic Evangelism vs. “Jesus freaks”;
“Christian” hypocrisy; a committee responsibility
3. Outward Incarnational Focus vs. inward institutional survival;
closed communities of assimilation/exclusion
4. Empowering Servant Leadership vs. the pastor’s job;
monopolized leadership; hiring the young, energetic pastor
5. Spirit-Inspired Worship vs. self-gratifying worship;
stale ritual divorced of meaning; consumer entertainment worship
6. Caring Relationships vs. any other social club;
facades, hypocrisy and judgments of the “church” and “religion”
7. Ecclesial Health vs. unhealthy dysfunction;
toxic environments; obsolete and irrelevant buildings
simply teaching good morals; offering the latest programs
2. Intentional Authentic Evangelism vs. “Jesus freaks”;
“Christian” hypocrisy; a committee responsibility
3. Outward Incarnational Focus vs. inward institutional survival;
closed communities of assimilation/exclusion
4. Empowering Servant Leadership vs. the pastor’s job;
monopolized leadership; hiring the young, energetic pastor
5. Spirit-Inspired Worship vs. self-gratifying worship;
stale ritual divorced of meaning; consumer entertainment worship
6. Caring Relationships vs. any other social club;
facades, hypocrisy and judgments of the “church” and “religion”
7. Ecclesial Health vs. unhealthy dysfunction;
toxic environments; obsolete and irrelevant buildings
Reflections and Scriptures centering around these marks are provided in the "Immediate Toolkit"
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