Unleashing the Church Methodology...

Well, it just so happens that I got the section of the book (The Church Unleashed) where the author goes into the “methodology” of unleashing a church.

The sections I was reading before were the “strategies” or theories, if you will, about the unleashed church.

And, well, the author in a way refuses to put down a single “method.” In other words, he advises that ministries should grow out of a “want-to” mentality. That resources and such will come out of strategy sessions (NOT committee meetings) and that ministries may come and go as the want – not need – get filled or not.

In an example he wrote: will we have a vacation Bible school next year? Only if someone wants to lead it.

Sounds a bit funny, doesn’t it?

BUT…it also stands to reason. If someone wants to have VBS that bad, they will make it happen and that will most likely result in a better VBS than one where someone takes it over because the church “should” have one.

The author points out that church should not (is not) a one size fits all for everyone – every church is different. While you may get an idea for a ministry from one, you most likely wouldn’t be able to run it the same way. It’s a different church, with different people.

I just started this section, bear with me…