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Welcoming Children in Missional Community

Charles Kiser —  September 2, 2015 — Leave a comment

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Recently I read an article entitled “The #1 Reason Why Students Leave the Church Could Surprise You.” The title is click bait for sure, but for good reason — many people realize that students are leaving the church at an alarming rate. In fact, the 20-year youth ministry veteran interviewed in the article mentioned that good research indicates that at least half of students leave church and faith in young adulthood.

Something about the way most churches approach student ministry isn’t working.

What was the youth ministry veteran’s #1 reason?

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In Children, Discipleship, Missional Community
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Church as Red Hot Center of Mission

Charles Kiser —  September 19, 2014 — Leave a comment

I’d like to flesh out this dream we’re pursuing in Storyline to become a “red hot center of mission.”

The inspiration for the metaphor comes from a series of posts written by Mike Breen on missional communities, where he explores the red hot center of the early church, the three elements of a red hot center, and what happens when “torches” of red hot centers gather together and make a “bonfire”.

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This is a powerful metaphor and a great vision for the church in North America, especially in a time when the fire of mission sometimes seems to have burned down to embers.

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In Church Planting, Discipleship, Family, Mission, Missional Community, Worship Gathering
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