Being the Church
I have been encouraged and challenged in great ways by Cornerstone in Simi Valley California.
Recently, in one of their podcasts, they played a video about how they felt it was time to lead their church down a more biblical path. Not that they weren’t biblical, they communicated that they want to see more of two things.
1. Community- People meeting each others needs.
2. Every member ministry- The idea that a few should not be paid to minister to all but to equip and train.
For some reason the video left me with a longing. I know there are lots of churches that value these two things. Yet, there seems to be a difference between valuing them and working them into the DNA of a church. We must ask the tough questions… If we aren’t like that why, and how can we become more like that? I am sure Cornerstone has some rough roads ahead of them as they lead their flock into a place of living out this vision. A place where one persons problems become a group of peoples problems. Below is the video from the elders and church leadership, minus Francis Chan, take a look and I would love to hear your thoughts.
If you want to hear Francis Chan unpack these thoughts a little more you can find the full podcast at their web site.