Comments on: A Biblical Multi-Site Vision http://www.revivalblog.com/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/ Didn't our hearts burn within us? Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:57:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: carl http://www.revivalblog.com/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21478 carl Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:34:35 +0000 http://www.revivalblog.com/2008/02/19/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21478 @David - you know, with all the position papers I don't think there is any need to read the Bible any more. They will tell you what to think. @Mike and others. Part 2 is up. sorry for the delay. Life got busy. @David - you know, with all the position papers I don’t think there is any need to read the Bible any more. They will tell you what to think.

@Mike and others. Part 2 is up. sorry for the delay. Life got busy.

]]> By: A Biblical Multi-Site Vision II at Revival Blog http://www.revivalblog.com/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21476 A Biblical Multi-Site Vision II at Revival Blog Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:30:37 +0000 http://www.revivalblog.com/2008/02/19/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21476 [...] The Mission « A Biblical Multi-Site Vision [...] [...] The Mission « A Biblical Multi-Site Vision [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.revivalblog.com/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21473 Mike Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:22:09 +0000 http://www.revivalblog.com/2008/02/19/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21473 I don't know how to get to your follow up to view what you had to say, but I think that one thing that we as Americans (I love America and what we have done for the world) are so good at yet it so bad for us is marketing. We have learned to market the gospel with great returns, but we haven't learned how to build relationships. Bigger is not always better. I think we should just name ourselves Church-Mart if all we are interested in is buying power and having the most efficient service. I do not believe that we are wicked and intentional in our endeavors, but just caught up in our culture. Perhaps if we adopted the New Testament thought that all are ministers, every one of us, we would be the church instead of just going to a building misnamed the church. All have gifts, all are needed, all are valuable and pedestals and worship are reserved for God. Mike I don’t know how to get to your follow up to view what you had to say, but I think that one thing that we as Americans (I love America and what we have done for the world) are so good at yet it so bad for us is marketing. We have learned to market the gospel with great returns, but we haven’t learned how to build relationships. Bigger is not always better. I think we should just name ourselves Church-Mart if all we are interested in is buying power and having the most efficient service. I do not believe that we are wicked and intentional in our endeavors, but just caught up in our culture.

Perhaps if we adopted the New Testament thought that all are ministers, every one of us, we would be the church instead of just going to a building misnamed the church. All have gifts, all are needed, all are valuable and pedestals and worship are reserved for God.

Mike

]]> By: David Copeland http://www.revivalblog.com/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21433 David Copeland Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:11:23 +0000 http://www.revivalblog.com/2008/02/19/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21433 If this "trend" continues there will only be 50 or so legitimate pastors in the United States...while I can see the need for multi-site campuses in a place like Washington, DC where land are buildings are simply out of reach financially for everyone except the U.S. Government, why are these guys "planting video campuses" in other cities, thousands of miles from their location? EGO! Sooner or later these "Point Pastors" or "Campus Pastors" are going to tire of never getting to use their gift...especially if they have a gift or call to preach... I see it as another American "gimick" to build people's personal kingdoms and not the Kingdom of God. I don't think this was what Paul was emphasizing in Ephesians 4 when he discusses the five-fold ministry....Oh wait; we have a position paper against that.... If this “trend” continues there will only be 50 or so legitimate pastors in the United States…while I can see the need for multi-site campuses in a place like Washington, DC where land are buildings are simply out of reach financially for everyone except the U.S. Government, why are these guys “planting video campuses” in other cities, thousands of miles from their location?

EGO!

Sooner or later these “Point Pastors” or “Campus Pastors” are going to tire of never getting to use their gift…especially if they have a gift or call to preach…

I see it as another American “gimick” to build people’s personal kingdoms and not the Kingdom of God.

I don’t think this was what Paul was emphasizing in Ephesians 4 when he discusses the five-fold ministry….Oh wait; we have a position paper against that….

]]> By: slw http://www.revivalblog.com/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21428 slw Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:17:01 +0000 http://www.revivalblog.com/2008/02/19/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21428 Why not just stay under the covers and tune Bedside Assembly? Do multi-sites serve anything beside the ego of the lead preacher? Why not just stay under the covers and tune Bedside Assembly? Do multi-sites serve anything beside the ego of the lead preacher?

]]> By: Kathi http://www.revivalblog.com/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21425 Kathi Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:21:39 +0000 http://www.revivalblog.com/2008/02/19/a-biblical-multi-site-vision/#comment-21425 Gak. I can't imagine "going to church" via video. Heck, why don't they just stream it straight to people's homes so they don't need to drive at all to go to church. Oh. I forgot. Some churches do that. There's a humunga-church up in Greensboro. Not quite a giga-church but getting there. I don't think they've got multisite, but they do have closed-circuit TV so that every single room in the church can be used for attendees - people "go to church" in the cafeteria, in meeting rooms, and so on. I think (hope) they stop short of piping the service into the restrooms. I don't have a problem with video services for certain applications... people who are sick or otherwise unable to get out. People who genuinely live too far away to attend ANY church. And so on. But to do so for everyone like that, IMHO, is just ... wrong. Gak. I can’t imagine “going to church” via video. Heck, why don’t they just stream it straight to people’s homes so they don’t need to drive at all to go to church.

Oh. I forgot. Some churches do that.

There’s a humunga-church up in Greensboro. Not quite a giga-church but getting there. I don’t think they’ve got multisite, but they do have closed-circuit TV so that every single room in the church can be used for attendees - people “go to church” in the cafeteria, in meeting rooms, and so on. I think (hope) they stop short of piping the service into the restrooms.

I don’t have a problem with video services for certain applications… people who are sick or otherwise unable to get out. People who genuinely live too far away to attend ANY church. And so on.

But to do so for everyone like that, IMHO, is just … wrong.

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