The Pathway to a Future

Mark Clifton - Professor at Midwestern Seminary, teaching pastor at Linwood Baptist on Linwood Kansas, the Exec. Dir. of Church Replanting and Rural Strategy for the NAMB and is the foremost name concerning the planting and revitalization of the church.

A really hard question to ask: What would it say about us as a church if we value autonomy and control even if it would cause our church to decline?

What are some ways you’ve heard where members of churches desired autonomy or control in their church over the future health of the church?

As our church explores God plan for us today… could we affirm that it may very well be the case that Jesus’ plan for our church looks very different from our own plans for our church?

Y or N [Circle One]

As we look toward our future…what are some of the things that our church may would need to consider in order to be prepare to reach the next generation here at FBC Diboll?

Why is the church reluctant to see change as a positive thing sometimes? 1.53

How might the adversary [the devil] use our desire for comfort and sameness to confuse the church about the Lord’s plan for us? 4.40

Do you know how to know when something has become an idol in our lives?

Change can be enjoyable if we focus on the people!!! But fear of losing autonomy or control sometimes leads us to unreasonable, irrational decisions!

What blessings could future generations miss if we fail to reach our community and world for the cause of Christ?