What is The One Church Experiment?
It is now time to experiment! It is time for a playfulness within the Spirit to try new things, engage different paradigms and models, and experiment with structure all for the sake of God’s mission in the world: that the love of Jesus might be known.
The One Church Experiment is a paradigm shift with different models within it. The paradigm shift is all about moving away from relying on a pastor or deacon for everything from worship leadership to management and instead living into the giftedness that God has given each baptized believer. Within that paradigm shift there are many ways to be the church. Project Isaiah 43 revealed the most sustainable model seems to be 4-6 congregations coming together with 2-3 rostered ministers to be rooted and grounded in God’s love for the sake of the world.
The "One Church Experiment: a discipleship laboratory" is a place to experiment and play and learn and grow and live out your calling as a disciple of Christ. There is grace for “mistakes” and ways to learn from those that make the next experiment better. Ultimately, there is a wideness in God’s Spirit that embraces our attempts and calls them good.
The One Church Experiment is a paradigm shift with different models within it. The paradigm shift is all about moving away from relying on a pastor or deacon for everything from worship leadership to management and instead living into the giftedness that God has given each baptized believer. Within that paradigm shift there are many ways to be the church. Project Isaiah 43 revealed the most sustainable model seems to be 4-6 congregations coming together with 2-3 rostered ministers to be rooted and grounded in God’s love for the sake of the world.
The "One Church Experiment: a discipleship laboratory" is a place to experiment and play and learn and grow and live out your calling as a disciple of Christ. There is grace for “mistakes” and ways to learn from those that make the next experiment better. Ultimately, there is a wideness in God’s Spirit that embraces our attempts and calls them good.
Thank you for taking the next step in the playfulness of God and at least wondering about how we can experiment together for the sake of God’s mission in the world.
Before we go any further, we want to be clear: The One Church Experiment is not a way to save your congregation nor a way for you to simply get a pastor. This is more (a discipleship journey) and will therefore take more work and energy and thought.
Over the coming months there will be additional resources that unfold. Resources of study, partnership, and even funding! God is doing a new thing: The One Church Experiment!
Before we go any further, we want to be clear: The One Church Experiment is not a way to save your congregation nor a way for you to simply get a pastor. This is more (a discipleship journey) and will therefore take more work and energy and thought.
Over the coming months there will be additional resources that unfold. Resources of study, partnership, and even funding! God is doing a new thing: The One Church Experiment!
Inputs for Your Experiment
If you are still with us in this discipleship laboratory, here are your next steps and how we at your synod office will be partnering and empowering your work.
Before you do anything, tell us you are beginning the experiment! Email your Congregation Name, City and who your primary contact person is (First Name, Last Name, Phone, and Email) to Pastor Jonathan Stufft: [email protected]
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If you are looking for resources from Project Isaiah 43, please visit this page: Project Isaiah 43
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