Missional Church with Mike Slaughter
70% of churches worship 100 or less
Momentum for Life
Devotion to God
Readiness for lifelong learning
Investing in key relationships
Visioning for the future
Eating and exercise for life
8 quality characteristics of passionate spirituality--UM churches fall shortest
Devotion to God
Time & speed--valued in our culture
Culture of hurry
Richard Foster--instant satisfaction - primary spiritual problem
manipulation vs. servanthood
--renews "why"--so as not to become a job
Take time to dress and prepare Spirit
Clarify direction--"God speaks because people are listening"
Scripture
Observation
Name applicable principle
Fear of boards vs. fear of God
1 new birth, but several conversions
*Readiness for lifelong learning
Acts 7:22
Discover wisdom through
1.) Personal experience (R&D--research and development)
2.) Others' experiences
3.) Wisdom of the ages
*Investing in key relationships
Isaiah 5:8
need un-filled in spaces
Invest in important relationships to your heart
Invest in strategic relationships
Find the "Deborah's & Joshua's" of the movement--strategic leaders
All people are important to God, but not all people are strategic for the mission
*Visioning for the future
You become your life picture
*Eating and exercising for life
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