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By: top two posts of January « The Way

top two posts of January « The Way — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:42:49 +0000

[...] What is the greatest need? This was a post that I am still processing on the needs of the Holiness movement. I just did a post this week on the strengths of the Holiness movement and received little feedback. Interesting that it is easier to point out the flaws of a movement rather than the strengths. [...]

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Our greatest strengths « The Way — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:31:39 +0000

[...] Our greatest strengths February 2, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments As I mentioned in a previous post a few weeks ago, I love the Conservative Holiness Movement. I was born into it and I plan on staying in it until Jesus comes back or I die. We discussed some of the greatest needs that need to be prayerfully and carefully asked. I am soon ready to tabulate the results of that post. If you haven’t commented yet, here is the original post. [...]

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:14:45 +0000

Andrew, I won’t make it to Seabreeze Camp this year. The only event this spring that I will be at is Outreach Convention. Grad studies are occupying the rest of my free time.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:29:10 +0000

Seabreeze Camp?

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:54:24 +0000

Joel, I totally agree with you on both points. We need a mighty move of the Spirit and not be afraid of contextualizing the Gospel without compromising our doctrine.

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:51:14 +0000

RE – Gabriel: I love the optimism of post-millennialism, but do you really think that if all the CHM changed their beliefs to that tomorrow, that we would eventually see dramatic results? Personally, I doubt that any of the different prophecy sects have got their “charts” figured out perfectly. The issue to me is…will we BE the man or woman of faith, power and purity for 2010?
Anyway…just thinking out loud…not that we haven’t debated this before

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:43:55 +0000

Here are 2 things that come to mind…

1) More power of the Spirit, less energy in the flesh.
The Holy Spirit enables us to rise above cynical, isolationist conservatism, and stay out of compromising liberalism. The book of Acts is still our model.

2) More “both/and”, less “either/or”.
That might sound strange, but for too long we have been EITHER “growth-minded” OR “careful about our standards”. We must EITHER castigate Rick Warren-types OR “risk losing our identity”. We must EITHER “love the sinner” OR “hate the sin”.
There are many more examples of this.
It’s high time we embrace the “both/and” approach. I can BOTH learn from Rick Warren AND stick to my stricter interpretation of Biblical principles. I can BOTH reach out to the needy AND not be ashamed of who we are. I can BOTH listen to new ideas AND be a whole-hearted part of the CHM.

OK, that’s a book I just wrote…but just some thoughts!

By: Joe Mydock

Joe Mydock — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:02:22 +0000

Wresting the church from the control of man and giving it back to the Holy Spirit to be the Executive Director.

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:54:57 +0000

I look forward to the conversation someday, Andrew.

By: How to destroy a church « The Way

How to destroy a church « The Way — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:05:03 +0000

[...] thought that it was worth sharing since it relates to the question I posed on Thursday about the greatest need in the Holiness Movement. The ways of destroying the church are many and colorful. Raw factionalism will do it. Rank heresy [...]