Far be it from me to actually have an opinion -- but that has never stopped me before...
I think the act of discipleship begins first with the act of community. You can not disciple someone unless they FIRST trust you. And they will not trust you unless you care about them, unequivocally and without strings attached. For me, I've only recently came across a church that has the same vision for community and church that I have -- a few differences as with any group with more than one person -- but I can deal with that.
They have a single service on Sunday's and home groups during the weeks. And that is just a few things that they are doing -- their idea is to turn the church into a place where people of all sort gather. And, in fact, their concept is if those who gather are only Christian -- then they have failed in what God has called them to do.
And if you have interacted with me in any way, you know that I could care less to enter the modern tradition of church. I see no benefit in it -- or at least the modern tradition that I was raised in, yet I find myself drawn to this place because they put people above religiosity and in my experience, that is impressive and something that I can get behind. They are building community and allowing all things to grow from there.
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