Friday, January 7, 2011

ALIVE TO CHRIST'S PRESENCE

How do we specifically help people in a church become alive to Christ's presence? We do it by engaging in the same ministry Christ did, but in a way that is appropriate to our situation and context. Essentially, we do it by forming communities that preach, teach, and heal in Christ's presence, as opposed to what many modern Christians do, which is to preach, teach, and heal according to their own abilities and insights. To preach, teach, and heal in Christ's presence means to embody Christ in what we do… When we become open to Christ's presence in our lives, we allow Christ's voice and power to be incarnated in us and our ministry, and we join Christ in His preaching, teaching, and healing ministry.

-- N. Graham Standish in Becoming a Blessed Church: Forming a Church of Spiritual Purpose, Presence, and Power, published by the Alban Institute


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