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- Mission Creep
  Toby MorganAugust 21, 2020Have you ever heard of “mission creep?” It is a term which describes the gradual expansion of a mission beyond its original intention. It is used in military, business, and other applications when the original mission and guidelines become so blurred the organization is no longer involved in following the original blueprint and definition for success. The church is not immune to mission creep. In fact, if you take a close look at the writings of Paul, he was well aware of this all-to-human propensity toward mission creep…even in the mission of the church. Paul was passionate to the point of weeping when he expressed his concern that “savage wolves” would one day enter the Ephesian church and bring havoc in their midst (Acts 20:29-31). Not many years later, Paul wrote to these same believers what many call the greatest letter ever written. The letter we call the book of Ephesians scales heights scarcely visited in scope and beauty. Yet, less than a decade later, Paul feels compelled to send young Pastor Timothy to this same church to confront mission creep which had arisen in their midst. Amazingly, the wolves about which Paul had warned had come into the fold and the once rock-solid church had drifted from the original intent and blueprint. How much mission creep had occurred in Ephesus? Apparently enough that Paul felt he had to employ his Apostolic credentials in order to gain a hearing among them. Think of it this way. Paul had been involved involved in the Ephesian church from the beginning. He had taught them, wept with them, prayed with them. He had written them the sterling letter we call Ephesians. Now, he was sending a letter to Timothy, a son in the faith. Everyone knew who Paul was. He did not need to give his credentials to any of them. Yet he knew there had been so much mission creep in the church he was going to need more than a friendship in order to be heard. He had to let them know he was writing as an Apostle of the Lord Jesus. The Founder. The Father. The Friend. But things had crept so far in Ephesus the letter to Timothy and the church had to include credentials of authority. What is it about us that makes mission creep such a recurring problem? Obviously, the ENEMY is at work. Our enemy, Satan, does not want us to remain faithful to the blueprint, in this case Scripture. His first choice is, of course, that we have no scripture whatsoever. Lacking that ability, he is equally pleased when we allow ourselves to have just enough Bible to think we are saved when, in fact, we are far from Him. Our EGO certainly assists in mission creep from scripture. Our pride rebels against surrender of any “right” we think assailed. If you doubt this is a problem, step back and watch the frothy defiance displayed by Christians over something as simple as wearing a mask during the current Covid situation. Mind you, I am not telling anyone what they must do, I am simply saying that our stern assertion that we “know our rights” in this matter fails to pass muster with Paul’s Spirit-anointed teaching in Romans 14-15 regarding differences of opinion in the church. Scripture calls for us to “please our neighbor for his good. leading to edification” (Romans 15:2). There are simply some things I do, or do not do, because I want to assist my brother on his journey. EXPERIENCE WITH SOCIETY is, perhaps, the greatest cause of mission creep when it comes to the scriptures. After all, who among us wants to be despised because we take a stand on an issue which is at variance with the culture? Who wants to be viewed as an out of touch, irrelevant individual because you base your life on the Bible, a book which our culture increasingly despises? Our culture is becoming less open to the Bible as absolute truth with each passing year. If we are not careful, we will allow the pressure from outside the faith to cause such mission creep inside the faith we will scarcely resemble the original blueprint and mission given by Jesus. Actually, we have already moved a great deal. Recent surveys reveal the sobering fact that seventy seven percent of Americans already believe right and wrong are determined by things other than the Bible. Among those who consider themselves Christians, a staggering sixty six percent of those surveyed believe having some sort of faith is more important than the particular faith which is chosen. Here’s what stunned me. Among the Pentecostals surveyed, a staggering sixty two percent agreed that the kind of faith was not as important has having some faith. Just when I though things could not get worse, I discovered forty six percent of Pentecostals surveyed felt one can be saved simply by doing some good work. Mission creep is not limited to secular organizations or mainline denominations…it has struck deeply within the houses of worship we love. There is but one remedy. We must return again, as did the famed Martin Luther, to an insistence on Biblical authority. Mission creep must be cast aside and we must embrace scripture alone as our basis of belief and operation. We can no longer allow our pride or the pressure of a lost and dying culture to drive us from that which will stand the test of time. May our Lord, when He returns, find us doggedly clinging to HIs Word and living our lives in a fashion pleasing to Him.... Read more...
- Changing the Curve
  Toby MorganAugust 14, 2020Millions of Americans have become overly familiar with the idea of “flattening the curve.” As we have reacted to daily inundation of Covid facts, and some things which were far from factual, we have become obsessed with the squiggly line, called the curve, indicating the numbers of those infected with the virus. We are currently engaged in ongoing efforts to change the curve and get it on a downward trajectory. Masks, social distancing, and hygiene are being employed as we seek to change the curve. Hopefully, in the near future, vaccines will be brought to bear against this virus and we will be able to put the majority of the hardship created by Covid in the rearview mirror. Naturally, our hearts will still ache for those lost during this time and we will slowly adapt to a post-Covid era, but we all look forward to the time when the curve on this disaster is changed. There is another curve which, in many cases, needs to be changed as well. It is the downward curve many churches are witnessing. The oft repeated statistic informing us that at least eighty five percent of American churches are plateaued or in decline has not changed. The curve pointing downward in many local churches must be addressed and changed. Our nation needs revitalized, on fire, surging churches at this point in history as never before. Fortunately, we have a biblical model which still works today. In Acts 10, the church was at a choke point. Virtually all those who had been saved and added to the church up until this time were Jewish people. The gospel had been largely, not entirely but mostly, relegated to those of Jewish descent. Simple numbers will let you know if the group being reached is limited, the ability to sustain the organization doing the outreach will erode. In other words, if all the church was going to reach were Jewish people, they were going to eventually face a saturation point where growth was impossible. We know this was not God’s plan. Through the Old Testament Jehovah had made it clear His people were not to be an insulated tribe, catering only to themselves. They were His world-wide outreach plan (Genesis 22:18). In like manner, His church is tasked with reaching into ALL people groups and that includes the unchurched people living around the thousands of churches in America. We cannot be satisfied with where we are. We cannot sit idly as the curve continues to point downward in our churches. We must take our cue from the moving of the Holy Ghost and change the direction upward as we reach new people for Jesus. Such change begins with the recognition we are a SPIRIT DIRECTED ENTERPRISE. There is a great amount of prayer, fasting and giving going on in this story. This trajectory change was not conceived in a strategy session nor a business meeting of the congregation. This took place as men and women practiced what some call the “three legged stool” of the Christian faith. They prayed. They fasted. They gave. Until these three become more important and prevalent in our church we can plan all we want and then ask God to bless our plans…with the same downward trends being the result. Only when we revert back to becoming a Spirit Directed Enterprise can we expect His full blessing. Another curve changing experience is the fact this is a SHARED ADVENTURE. The greatest growth strategy in the history of the church was given by someone who, up until this time, was not viewed as a viable candidate for salvation. The simplicity of this tool for growing the church is so simple, those of us who wish to create elaborate schemes so we look smart scarcely pay attention. “Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends” (Acts 10:24). Sharing the excitement over what Jesus has done for us with friends and relatives is still the greatest evangelistic tool known to man. When a local church becomes obsessed with inviting people to church, the downward curve of attendance will change to an upward trajectory. The final component of changing the trajectory of the curve of the church in America involves SUPERNATURAL EMPOWERMENT. “While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word” (Acts 10:44). We cannot ignore the Supernatural Empowerment which comes from the presence of the Holy Ghost. Without His working, we accomplish nothing. If we will make room for His manifest presence, He will draw men to Jesus and convince them of their need of salvation. I just read with amazement a post from Carey Nieuwhof, a noted church leader in the United States. He points out the fact that research now reveals Charismatic Churches Are Growing And Attractional Churches Are Past Peak. One highlighted quote from his article hits home with massive impact… It’s a shame when people come to church looking for God and only find us. When people come into the church they need to encounter more than our ability to produce sharp and precise services. They need to bump into something far more transcendent than anything the brightest among us can produce. They need to run face first into the transforming presence of a holy God who is above and beyond anything confronting their life. If we want to change the trajectory of the Covid curve we must wear masks, stay a few feet apart and wash our hands. If we want to change the trajectory of the Church curve, nothing will work better than the formula endorsed by the Lord of the church.... Read more...

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