An Unstoppable Force: Daring to Become the Church God Had in Mind by Erwin Raphael McManus

Author:Erwin Raphael McManus [McManus, Erwin Raphael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Church Growth, Creativity, Pastors, Leaders
Publisher: David C. Cook
Published: 2013-05-31T17:00:00+00:00

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THIRD MOVEMENT

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Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. (Matt. 28:19–20)

The Baka pygmies have made one of the most hostile environments on this planet their home. They are the people of the rain forest. Without formal education or written language, they pass on to their children skills and knowledge that would equal a PhD in botany. Their children learn not only how to survive but how to thrive in this complex ecosystem. The Baka have created a culture that transmits the secrets of Baka life. And learning the mysteries of the rain forest is nothing less than life and death. We learn from the Baka that some things are best transferred through the multitextured environment of real life. In the same way, we must pass on the deep teachings of being a disciple of Jesus Christ through the context of a biblical community engaging a broken world. It is in and through this community that God makes manifest his transforming power. Like the Baka, the church must teach her children how to thrive in a dangerous world!

His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Eph. 3:10–11)

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