There is a book out, edited by Spencer Burke, called “Making Sense of Church.” It is basically a book that eavesdrops on emerging conversations about God, Community and Culture. Much of what is included in the book is blog entries and responses.
The book deals with how things are changing so much, that we need to find new metaphors to describe the makeup of our lives. Old language must be discarded for new. Old wineskins must be replaced with new, or we will be completely out of touch, irrelevant, and unable to communicate to the culture in which we live in today.
Here are some metaphor/vocubulary transitions that Burke proposes…can you think of anymore???
from…
Tour Guide to Traveler- A Conversation about “Leadership”
Teacher to Facilitator- A Conversation about “Learning”
Hero to Human- A Conversation about “Spiritual Growth”
Consumer to Steward- A Conversation about “Ministry”
Retailer to Wholesaler- A Conversation about “Missions”
Adversary to Ally- A Conversation about “Faith”
Warrior to Gardener- A Conversation about “Evangelism”
There is a book out, edited by Spencer Burke, called “Making Sense of Church.” It is basically a book that eavesdrops on emerging conversations about God, Community and Culture. Much of what is included in the book is blog entries and responses.
The book deals with how things are changing so much, that we need to find new metaphors to describe the makeup of our lives. Old language must be discarded for new. Old wineskins must be replaced with new, or we will be completely out of touch, irrelevant, and unable to communicate to the culture in which we live in today.
Here are some metaphor/vocubulary transitions that Burke proposes…can you think of anymore???
from…
Tour Guide to Traveler- A Conversation about “Leadership”
Teacher to Facilitator- A Conversation about “Learning”
Hero to Human- A Conversation about “Spiritual Growth”
Consumer to Steward- A Conversation about “Ministry”
Retailer to Wholesaler- A Conversation about “Missions”
Adversary to Ally- A Conversation about “Faith”
Warrior to Gardener- A Conversation about “Evangelism”
