tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post3622407131797446376..comments2023-10-31T09:33:01.781-04:00Comments on McilWeb: So you want to be a rock 'n' roll star?Keith H. McIlwainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14661248415435540954noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-13180263322512431482008-04-08T15:30:00.000-04:002008-04-08T15:30:00.000-04:00I decided yesterday to include vv. 37-40 in the re...I decided yesterday to include vv. 37-40 in the reading so that I could work the repentance & conversion themes into the message as well.I think the church I'm serving needs to do some reflecting on: "What does it mean to be a church?" and this is a wonderful passage to serves as a springboard for that type of reflection.Craig L. Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351091412370400350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-21999460840630090772008-04-08T09:26:00.000-04:002008-04-08T09:26:00.000-04:00Keith, great reading of Acts. I think the text doe...Keith, great reading of Acts. <BR/><BR/>I think the text does include a proclamation element as well. Peter's invitation, after all, is what God used to bring those 3,000 into the fold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-11717391218501006922008-04-02T14:01:00.000-04:002008-04-02T14:01:00.000-04:00The only response I have is that in 2000 years, th...The only response I have is that in 2000 years, the church has never been able to get "all its ducks in a row." After all, it is just as human and sinful as any other institution. I'm all for striving to get the church internally situated, but that doesn't mean we can't do intentional outreach now. What's wrong with using programming and methods of evangelism now? After all, if we're evangelizing properly, we should be telling people to see past our imperfect churches and look to the only One who IS perfect.<BR/><BR/>At some point we have to go out after the lost sheep, rather than assuming that the lost sheep will find it's way back if we tend perfectly to the other 99.Jeff Kahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016581430364691310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-55152732762000738982008-04-02T11:54:00.000-04:002008-04-02T11:54:00.000-04:00Art - God is good...to everything there is a seaso...Art - God is good...to everything there is a season!<BR/><BR/>Jeff - I agree completely. My point is (I think...still working on it) that evangelism ought to start with the Church being the Church, rather than using any programmatic approach as a beginning. If we're faithfully being the Church, people will be drawn to the Christ in our midst. Then, we're free to talk about other methodologies. But let's put all our ducks in a row first.Keith H. McIlwainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661248415435540954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-19197004605299642752008-04-02T11:30:00.000-04:002008-04-02T11:30:00.000-04:00Keith,Excellent thoughts on Acts 2. I remember so...Keith,<BR/><BR/>Excellent thoughts on Acts 2. I remember something one of my seminary profs once said: "The church's internal structure should be for the purpose of its external witness." In other words, the church should have a "missional" vision, rather than seeing it and its structures as existing for their own sake.<BR/><BR/>The only thing I'd add is that Acts includes another paradigm of evangelism and mission besides the one you accurately identify in Acts 2, and that is the missionary journeys of Paul. <BR/><BR/>In other words, while I agree with your assessment, we also need to be modeling a vision of mission that takes our church people out of our comfort zones in order to dialogue directly with the world. While the church itself is important for evangelism, we must (like Paul) think beyond the confines of the institutional church in our practice of evangelism and outreach.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>JeffJeff Kahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016581430364691310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22297646.post-67413121774201809142008-04-02T10:43:00.000-04:002008-04-02T10:43:00.000-04:00Working The Byrds into a post like this - brillian...Working The Byrds into a post like this - brilliant!Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528001127103773045noreply@blogger.com