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TRENDS Impacting the Disciple-making Ministry of the Church. Bruce and Donna Raley Director Church Education Ministry LifeWay Christian Resources. Bruce Raley Director Church Education Ministry LifeWay Christian Resources. Churches are moving from “blue collar” attitude to
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TRENDS Impacting the Disciple-making Ministry of the Church
Bruce and Donna Raley Director Church Education Ministry LifeWay Christian Resources Bruce Raley Director Church Education Ministry LifeWay Christian Resources
Churches are moving from “blue collar” attitude to “entrepreneur” attitude Moving from a “what’s hot now?” culture to a customizedchurch culture. Moving from a scorecard of simply bodies, budgets and buildings to also including intangible measurements. 4. Transition of paradigms: Believe – Behave – Belongto Belong – Believe – Behave Society has moved past a “post-Christian” culture to a “pre-Christian” culture.
Society is no longer a melting pot, but now mosaic. 7. Growing demand for processin discipleship. 8. Church leaders are trying to define “familyministry”. There is a shift from ministry at church to ministry at home. 9. Shift in moving from grouptraining to individual or within small groups of people.