Comments on: The Church and the Parachurch http://blogogetics.com/2008/09/the-church-and-the-parachurch/ Giving an apologia (defense) for the faith we have Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:43:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tim Carlson http://blogogetics.com/2008/09/the-church-and-the-parachurch/comment-page-1/#comment-1985 Tim Carlson Thu, 28 May 2009 03:34:46 +0000 http://blogogetics.com/?p=24#comment-1985 This is a most excellent article. Thank you. It helped me to crystalize some of my thinking on the relationship of the parachurch to the Church and in particular, the danger of the parachurch because it is not under the authority of the Church. It, in essence, is a law unto itself. Very dangerous. My guess is that some parachurch organizations continue to be "successful" because they place a high value of its members being accountable to the Church and because the organization itself stays closely involved with the Church. This is a most excellent article. Thank you. It helped me to crystalize some of my thinking on the relationship of the parachurch to the Church and in particular, the danger of the parachurch because it is not under the authority of the Church. It, in essence, is a law unto itself. Very dangerous. My guess is that some parachurch organizations continue to be “successful” because they place a high value of its members being accountable to the Church and because the organization itself stays closely involved with the Church.

]]> By: dave bish http://blogogetics.com/2008/09/the-church-and-the-parachurch/comment-page-1/#comment-979 dave bish Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:44:21 +0000 http://blogogetics.com/?p=24#comment-979 From your pleas, I suggest 1. Parachurch isn't a necessity because of problems in the church but often the outworking of a strength in a good direction. The missionary zeal led Christians to partner together rather than apart, because together they could be more than the sum of their parts. 2. I agree. Anyone who suggests that Christians can claim to be Christians without being committed to a local church is way off beam. 3. Parachurch absolutely has to exist for the good of the local church - at it's best it really really does that, and it's worst it's as bad as bad local churches.. Parachurch should never be an alternative to being in a church - a student involved in one should be fully a part of a local church... parachurch leadership has to be there to serve local churches - with some form of accountability though the specifics of this would vary massively. The issue of a student transitioning between them shouldn't even be a question - a student should always be in the local church and can then also engage in the parachurch/partnership ministry. In the case of a student missions partnership that mission would have as its goal to bring new believers into the local churches in that partnership.... At least that's how the student mission ministry i'm involved in is working :) From your pleas, I suggest
1. Parachurch isn’t a necessity because of problems in the church but often the outworking of a strength in a good direction. The missionary zeal led Christians to partner together rather than apart, because together they could be more than the sum of their parts.

2. I agree. Anyone who suggests that Christians can claim to be Christians without being committed to a local church is way off beam.

3. Parachurch absolutely has to exist for the good of the local church – at it’s best it really really does that, and it’s worst it’s as bad as bad local churches..

Parachurch should never be an alternative to being in a church – a student involved in one should be fully a part of a local church… parachurch leadership has to be there to serve local churches – with some form of accountability though the specifics of this would vary massively.

The issue of a student transitioning between them shouldn’t even be a question – a student should always be in the local church and can then also engage in the parachurch/partnership ministry. In the case of a student missions partnership that mission would have as its goal to bring new believers into the local churches in that partnership….

At least that’s how the student mission ministry i’m involved in is working :)

]]> By: worship trench » Blog Archive » Church and Para-Church Part II http://blogogetics.com/2008/09/the-church-and-the-parachurch/comment-page-1/#comment-911 worship trench » Blog Archive » Church and Para-Church Part II Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:37:24 +0000 http://blogogetics.com/?p=24#comment-911 [...] Still reflecting. A phenomenal article on the distinctions and importance of someone becoming a “member.” Grab it here. [...] [...] Still reflecting. A phenomenal article on the distinctions and importance of someone becoming a “member.” Grab it here. [...]

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