totalCHURCH Seminar Audio

We had a great time with author of the book Total Church Tim Chester on Oct 3 at MLEFC. We discussed what it means to be a gospel community that is on mission together. Here is the audio from our four sessions. Enjoy!

10-03-09 total Church at MLEFC Session 1 Tim Chester
10-03-09 total Church at MLEFC Session 2 Tim Chester
10-03-09 total Church at MLEFC Session 3 Tim Chester
10-03-09 total Church at MLEFC Session 4 Tim Chester

Outline of the totalCHURCH Seminar and the topics we discussed...

· 9.30-10.30-First Session-Making God’s People The Heart Of God’s Mission

-Is our gospel too small? Too individualistic? The Bible’s story of salvation puts community at the heart of God’s mission. The church is part of our identity as Christians.

· 11.00-12.00-Second Session-Community As Lifestyle

- How can we live as a community – sharing lives, sharing decisions, sharing struggles?

· 1.00-2.00-Third Session-Making God’s Mission The Heart Of God’s People

-For many churches mission is one activity competing for attention with other priorities. But the Bible story makes mission part of the identity of God’s people. How can we make mission central to church life?

· 2.30-3.30-Fourth Session-Mission As Lifestyle

-How can we do mission together? Attracting people to the Christian community means much more than inviting them to meetings. It involves exposing them to the shared life of the community. How can we build mission into the fabric of our lives and our life together?

· 3.30-4.00-Q&A