Todd Littleton's Presentation

Thanks for the great time with you last week. I thought I would follow Andy and Kyle's lead and post the outline I had in mind for my part of the panel discussion on "church." These changes maintain and hopefully clarify something of what I hoped to communicate. May we share time again along the way ...

Ecclesiology as a Spiritually Forming Community of Trust in Jesus

1. Different than programming for activity.
2. Different than emphasizing individual purpose.
3. Stresses the communal aspect of faith as the story and metaphors in Scripture describe formation on terms of a communal experience.

Collapsing the Two-Story House

1. Exposing the myth of hte two-story house - sacred/secular
2. Moving from the false dichotomy toward wholism
3. Living out of the Abrahamic Covenant - "Bless the world through you."

Moving Beyond a Utilitarian Ethic

1. The Commoditization of the Gospel created a disconnect between message and method. No longer mattered "how" so long as you were "right."
2. Return to an ethic of love as expressed ion the Great Commission. To borrow from Dallas Willard - Avodiing the "Great Ommission from the Great Commission."
3. "Don't be Rude"

Re-imagining Liturgy, Images, Metaphors, Icons and Sacred Spaces

1. Connected by Liturgy
2. Expressed Poetically
3. Move Slowly