Arghhh...these reports frustrate me more than anything. There's so much info and I don't know how to interpret them for our context. Small church, big church, new believers, old believers, young, old, etc.
One thing that makes sense is that "if it's broke fix it". It seems people want a deeper relationship with God, but they don't know how to do that and their churches aren't helping.
In worship, I'm trying to develop steps 2-3 for artist transformation. Things like artists communities (small groups), artist experiences, service projects and put them into some sort of free-form/easy to follow mode that people can follow.
Barna: Help Me Grow!
“The survey suggests that nearly 120 million adults are seeking to become more spiritually adept. To accomplish that goal, they need guidance, a plan of action and some realistic forms of accountability. Doing more of the same activity that got them where they are today is not the solution to getting them to where they want to be tomorrow.”
Mood: Irritated. Smashed right ring finger kills, workers aren't working, small gas leak (again), am I supposed to take this week off?, Christmas program moves things around, speaking this Sunday night (good thing), test Tuesday night. Finger hurts.
