tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post6595557184491481780..comments2023-09-25T04:24:45.407-05:00Comments on The M Blog: 13 guiding values for our church plantingJ. Guy Musehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-75392899139725527032008-02-12T00:06:00.000-05:002008-02-12T00:06:00.000-05:00Good post and some of those guiding principles are...Good post and some of those guiding principles are challenging. I can imagine that it is very hard to really accept that it's God's place to build his church--as we've talked about your work, I can imagine many missionaries cringing at the idea of works crossing denominational lines, little control and feeling as if it's highly irresponsible of you! But I, for one, applaud the idea of equipping anyone and everyone with one of the few conditions being that they must be working for the Kingdom and not just filling their head with knowledge. It is indeed His church, when we let Him take control...Cristianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971058553640696923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-44804580076944041222008-02-05T21:47:00.000-05:002008-02-05T21:47:00.000-05:00Joe,Thank you! One of the things that is so encour...Joe,<BR/><BR/>Thank you! One of the things that is so encouraging about living amongst believers who live their faith Sunday-Sunday is that truly matters of the Kingdom are more important to them than obtaining material goods of this world. Whenever we go back to the States, one of the most striking differences is that most Christians seem to be more concerned about their lifestyles and personal interests, than they are about advancing the Kingdom of God.J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23191203.post-92070628851933169742008-02-05T20:54:00.000-05:002008-02-05T20:54:00.000-05:00Very encouraging post. I think the problem that w...Very encouraging post. I think the problem that we as Christians have in the US today (or one of the problems) is that we have gotten to dependant on the institutional church and its programs rather than simply living the Christian life in an authentic way. We clean up nice on Sunday but as for Monday-Saturday----err not so much.Joe Blackmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609279285784683781noreply@blogger.com