http://betterthanblank.org/are-we-truly-innovative/ Alex McLean's life & thoughts Mon, 21 May 2012 18:06:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://betterthanblank.org/are-we-truly-innovative/comment-page-1/#comment-324 jamesmclean Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:54:57 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=238#comment-324 good thoughts mandy. I don't think tradition is a bad thing. Look at some of our American traditions, Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving. These are all things that we look forward to in our culture. The problem comes when tradition becomes our master instead of our servant. Tradition or innovation both exist to serve the purpose of connecting people to Jesus. I think that trying too hard to be innovative can become a tradition as well. Creativity and innovation should be done because God made us creative people and not just for creativity's sake. good thoughts mandy.
I don’t think tradition is a bad thing. Look at some of our American traditions, Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving. These are all things that we look forward to in our culture. The problem comes when tradition becomes our master instead of our servant.
Tradition or innovation both exist to serve the purpose of connecting people to Jesus.
I think that trying too hard to be innovative can become a tradition as well. Creativity and innovation should be done because God made us creative people and not just for creativity’s sake.

]]> http://betterthanblank.org/are-we-truly-innovative/comment-page-1/#comment-319 mandy Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:03:34 +0000 http://betterthanblank.org/?p=238#comment-319 i don't necessarily think the unchurched are gonna come to church because its modern and flashy, nor reject churches that are traditional. i think they will stick with a church if the church is meeting a need in their lives (unfortunately, yes, we live in a consumer world). the message should be the same whether coming from a culturally-relevant church or a traditional centuries-old church... do these unchurched realize their NEED to hear the message of Jesus Christ? are they looking for Eternal answers?..... are these answers given in a manner that the unchurched can relate to? i think some unchurched visitors may be drawn to a high-liturgy, strongly traditional church because it gives a sense of consistency and connectedness. i think other visitors may like a more "spontaneous" style of music and order of worship, because it feels authentic and real and in-the-moment..... luckily the Body of Christ is as varied as visitors, so hopefully the unchurched can find a congregation that speaks their language. i don’t necessarily think the unchurched are gonna come to church because its modern and flashy, nor reject churches that are traditional. i think they will stick with a church if the church is meeting a need in their lives (unfortunately, yes, we live in a consumer world). the message should be the same whether coming from a culturally-relevant church or a traditional centuries-old church…
do these unchurched realize their NEED to hear the message of Jesus Christ?
are they looking for Eternal answers?…..
are these answers given in a manner that the unchurched can relate to?
i think some unchurched visitors may be drawn to a high-liturgy, strongly traditional church because it gives a sense of consistency and connectedness.
i think other visitors may like a more “spontaneous” style of music and order of worship, because it feels authentic and real and in-the-moment…..
luckily the Body of Christ is as varied as visitors, so hopefully the unchurched can find a congregation that speaks their language.

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