Well…it is Thursday night and the gang is gathering again. Not sure what will happen, things are pretty open and agendas are floating. We are trying to understand what it means to be church right now…right here.
Keeping in mind Christ's command to go into the streets and compel people to come hear the gospel, it seems audacious to exclude anyone from a small group. In most situations, I believe newcomers and visitors should be welcomed with open arms.
After I gave a cell conference in Liverpool, Australia, Andrew Harper, associate pastor at Liverpool Christian Centre, pointed out to me that my seminar lacked any clear presentation of small group evangelism.
Have you ever been challenged to think outside the box? Or to quote a recent television ad, think outside the bun? Beyond the soft security of the bun is the tantalizing crunch of the taco shell.
