Forum 6: Mega Churches in Context
Discussion Topic
Task: Reply to this topic
Topic: Based on your Week 6 study and your experience, construct a lead post that discusses how mega-churches have succeeded in addressing their social and cultural context. In constructing your lead post, you may consider the following questions:
Willow Creek began asking questions like: Is Churchianity, Christianity? In other words, has church gotten so out of touch with the culture such that it has become irrelevant? What do you think?
In terms of God’s purpose for the church, is the mega church model positive? Negative? Both in different ways? Is it reproducible?
How does the spiritual dimension affect our analysis of a church planting context?
In what ways are cultural and sociological (visual) aspects of a church planting context related to the spiritual realities behind them?
Directions: Once the forum opens on Day 1, you are required to “Start a New Thread” by Day 3. Initial posts should be 200-300 words, not counting citations. You MUST include at least two citations in your original post and in each response post, with one citation coming from the assigned textbook in the course and the others coming from course study materials or literature. Remember to cite your sources correctly. Label your post with a provocative/descriptive title that invites your classmates to engage it. By Day 7 you need to write two response posts of 150-200 words each that respond to two posts created by your colleagues, either on their threads or on yours. Review the Gary (2016) Forum Participation Made Easy.pdf handout to help you understand how to craft your forum posts. Click the forum title to complete this assignment and view the Dialogue Grading Rubric.
View:
Gary Munson (2017). Demographics: How Can They be Used for Church Planting? (Demographics: How Can They be Used for Church Planting? pdf) [12 mins.]
Gary Munson (2017). Seeker Sensitive: What Does it Mean? (Seeker Sensitive: What Does it Mean?pdf) [23 mins.]
Rick Warren: Building a Purpose Driven Church
David Wilkerson warning about Seeker Sensitive Churches (audio only) [51 mins.]
Read:
Textbook: Stetzer and Im, Section 4 pages 223-318
Textbook: Cole pp.253-256
Church planting demographics; Other resources: City Planning Department; seasoned real estate agents, and other similar resources.
Percept Demographics
How fast food chains pick their next locationView:
Gary Munson (2017). Demographics: How Can They be Used for Church Planting? (Demographics: How Can They be Used for Church Planting? pdf) [12 mins.]
Gary Munson (2017). Seeker Sensitive: What Does it Mean? (Seeker Sensitive: What Does it Mean?pdf) [23 mins.]
Rick Warren: Building a Purpose Driven Church
David Wilkerson warning about Seeker Sensitive Churches (audio only) [51 mins.]
Read:
Textbook: Stetzer and Im, Section 4 pages 223-318
Textbook: Cole pp.253-256
Church planting demographics; Other resources: City Planning Department; seasoned real estate agents, and other similar resources.
Percept Demographics
How fast food chains pick their next location
