学会从修道院生活
写由Mark范· Steenwyk ： 2006年4月18日
抱歉为我的分散投稿… 4月是一个繁忙的月为我。 好事，然而，是，一旦我们击中5月您不会听见我非常喷出关于消费者至上主义和会议。
经常搞到涌现的类型的问题推测如何在exisisting的结构之内工作。 衡量单位和其他结构提供金钱和资源为教会植物和exisiting的教会，但他们不幸地安排可以是妨碍达到预期目的到某些涌现的价值的某些价值或坏习惯协会化。
我倾向于从系统的边际工作，其中我是part。 最近，然而，几个朋友鼓励我得到包含在系统之内。 如果在之内感觉象一被迫选择在获取声音之间意味承担越来越协会化的力量和资源)的系统(或停留在边际。 但有没有第3个选择？ 它是否是可能的对教会的不同的涌现的方法可能在大型系统之内存在，因为修道院命令存在并且在天主教教会之内存在？ 或许最佳的方式今后在教派的系统之内是为了衡量单位能创造供选择的空间为新的方法，无需充分接受这些新的方法亦不squelching他们。 这神色将想要什么？ 资助和网络怎么应该为涌现的教会存在教派的系统之内？ 我希望听见怎么y’全部在建立的系统之内处理做新的事。
为深层读取。 . .
- 什么都没有发现
While I’m not working within a denominational system, I’m working within a mega-church, Willowcreek, –but this is one which is strongly attempting a transition out of its centralized structure and has been in a 2-3 year season of experimenting with new ways of exhorting/empowering people to be the church in the neighborhoods where they live. I lead a 20-something ministry there for one of their satellite campuses, which has at its emphasis to serve a certain geographic region–making it far more likely to be open to alternative models of ministry and form. So far, we’re two years down the road into creating a missional community, which welcomes nonbelievers, and 20-somethings of many different churches into its journey of serving the area where we live and seeking spiritual growth and conversations. I’ve been told by the regional leadership of this mega-church that what I do and create should focus on building the Kingdom and not getting more people into their services, that we should find other believers where we live and figure out ways to be the church with them, seeking to love our neighbors and get involved in their lives as their friends, serving them practically. They’ve empowered us with training, coaching and financial resources. They’ve expressly told us that it’s up to us to dream up what fits the context where we’re working and that they’re open to whatever it may look like. It’s been pretty amazing so far and I’m excited to see what’s next as I’m in discussions with a few people to move in together and form a new monastic community. We’ll see!