To once again turn the world upside down the Church will have to be turned inside-out. An end to a narcissistic celebrity culture ministry model that builds personal platforms instead of faithful communities is a must.
An outward-facing, serving posture in the world must be the constant reality of the reshaped church. A recovery of tradition, especially in liturgical form and sacramental practice, that provides pathways for the Faith to be passed across generations is a must.
An apostolic mindset is critical. Mission-mindedness has to be a hallmark of healthy churches, especially larger 'resource' churches that serve as Antioch-like sending bodies and Ephesus-like influencing bodies. While every church can plant another church - and should - these...
...larger resource churches can act as training grounds to nurture, equip, and send numerous future leaders while looking to plant churches in the hundreds over the next several decades.
Denominational boundaries cannot be allowed to define the scope of the mission or the boundaries of support and participation. If churches are Gospel-preaching communities committed to Nicene orthodoxy and planting churches that plant churches, then they are missional partners.
Lastly, small groups designed to not only provide deep community but also thorough disciple-making are critical. These small groups may have many shapes and seasons, but there is no getting away from actual disciple-making if we expect long-term fruitful ministry.

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until the Son of God appear.

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