Are you ready to listen now?

Bill Easum writes in "The Primary Conversation of Our Time Becomes Clearer" blog post. read more at Bill Easum

"I'm coming to the end of this series and want to thank everyone who has contributed. Who knows you may find some of it in a book some day.

We are all indebted to the Emergent, Incarnational and Organic folks for so clearly calling to our attention the fact that Western Christianity is nowhere near what Jesus had in mind when he sent his disciples out into the world to build his church. We need to hear them. Moreover, we should be listening to why they feel so passionate about Western Christianity being either irrelevant or a counterfeit. Doing so may help some of us change our ways or avoid some of the mistakes made by institutional churches.

Perhaps now you see why these conversations lie at the heart of the future of Western Christianity. If the basic mission of Christianity is not the health or growth of institutional churches but churches that contribute to the expansion of the Kingdom of God, then the vast majority of established Western Christianity is virtually dead. The acknowledgment of this condition is one of the reasons why this conversation is so important. If our churches were making disciples, transforming their communities, and actually bringing the Kingdom to bear on this earth, the conversation around the Emergent, Attractional, Incarnational, and Organic folks would not be necessary. But it is, and all of us had better take heart and listen to what God is saying in this conversation."

The Planter: Bill Easum is heading in the right direction but still does a shotgun blast instead of the needed rifle shot. If every believer would just become obedient to the Great Commission there would be no need for all these discussions. We are often too busy being defensive to discern our times much less hear each other. We are like ships passing in the night or without rudders. Bill concludes with, "However, the Emergent, Incarnational, Attractional, and Organic (I'm none of these) conversations are not the primary conversations in which we should be engaged. The focus of our conversations should be on the multiplication of the Kingdom of God rather than the health or growth of the institutional church."

Did you hear me say, YAHHHHHH WHHHHHOOOO?

This blog is all about making disciples who make disciples and the fact that many disciples refuse to obey the Great Commission. I loved Bill's reference to the untethered church in America. Now that's more like it, baby!