“Something tells me we’re not in Kansas anymore” rethink:CHURCH

rethink:CHURCHW H O ? W H E R E ? H O W ?

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postCHRISTIANour culture

1.  postATTRACTIONAL 2.  postPOSITIONAL3.  postUNIVERSAL

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postCHRISTIANour cultureObstacles or Opportunities?

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1. Jesus was SENT into the world

postCHRISTIANour cultureObstacles or Opportunities?

“I must preach the gospel in other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

Mark 1:38

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1. Jesus was SENT into the world 2. Jesus SURRENDERED his status

postCHRISTIANour cultureObstacles or Opportunities?

“[Jesus] made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.”

Philippians 2:7

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1. Jesus was SENT into the world 2. Jesus SURRENDERED his status 3. Jesus SPOKE the culture’s language

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“With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand”

Mark 4:33

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