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Membership Has Its Practices
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
David Fitch presents a new perspective on church membership: instead of requiring a specific level of sanctification upon joining, congregations should make the commitment to practices of community central to membership after joining.
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Community, Missions, Church Membership, Sanctification
Preaching and Spiritual Formation
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Preaching
David Fitch explores the differences between teaching and preaching, observing that teaching is informational, while preaching is the proclamation of Jesus Christ and the confrontation with a new reality to which we have to respond.
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Confession, Life, Spiritual, Discipleship, Kingdom Of God
When They Will Not Come
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Article about Church Life and Leadership
David Fitch writes on Acts 2:42-47, arguing that community is the foundation for all we are as the church and for God’s mission to the world.
Acts 2:42-47
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Discipleship, Church, Community, Missions
Organize Gifts for the Neighborhood, Not the Church
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
David Fitch suggests that churches organize the gifts of the Spirit in community members (1 Corinthians 12:7-11) around "what God’s doing in the neighborhood," rather than around Sunday worship and programs in the church building.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11
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Gifts Of The Spirit, Missions, Neighbor, Discipleship
Evangelism or Witness?
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Preaching
David Fitch challenges pastors and congregations to consider how the verbal proclamation of the gospel (evangelism) must complement a living embodiment of God's work (witness).
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Evangelism, Missions, Witness, Ecclesiology
Praying with Oscar Romero
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Prayer, Article about Worship and the Sacraments
David Fitch argues that the spiritual discipline of submitting the day’s work to God and God's mission is essential for staying grounded in the ministry of teaching. Also includes a prayer by Archbishop Oscar Romero.
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Lent, Obedience, Discipline, Holy Week
Please Lord, Don’t Let Me Get Pragmatic
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
David Fitch reflects on Psalm 37:1-6, reminding pastors and church leaders against a temptation to go pragmatic in their fears instead of investing in the spiritual formation that "shapes us into God's mission."
Psalm 37:1-6
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Discipleship, Missional, Pragmatism, Spiritual Growth
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How Do Christians Grow and Mature?
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
In this article, David Fitch outlines and evaluates two different leadership styles that help Christians mature in their faith. "Strong, charismatic, decisive leadership" focuses on right belief while "humble, mutually-submitted, empowering leadership" emphasizes character formation.
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Leadership, Maturity, Sanctification, Discipleship
Out of the Bad Habit of Going to Church
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
Why do we go to church? David Fitch shares some of the bad habits American Christians have developed around going to church, discussing the importance of discipleship to lead people out of these bad habits.
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Habit, Discipleship, Ecclesiology, Church Statistics
A Warning List For Those Who Would Join a Missional Church Gathering
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
Missional churches may not fit people's expectations of "church." David Fitch offers ten things that anyone who joins a 21st century missional church should not expect.
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Church, Missions, Community, Discipleship
Cultivating Missional Rhythms in Community
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
How can we cultivate missional rhythms of life and discipleship among our people? David Fitch shares a list of practices to avoid and practices to direct a congregation’s imagination toward holistic, relational worship.
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Missions, Evangelism, Daily Living, Discipleship
Contextualizing the Gospel
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
"If salvation in Christ encompasses all of human reality," says David Fitch based on Ephesians 1:17-23, we can start with various "entry points" into the gospel and eventually get to the whole.
Ephesians 1:17-23
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Discipleship, Missions, Gospel, Contextualization