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98 of Americans profess to be believers in
God, but only _____ worship in church on an
average Sunday.
a. 25
c. 40
b. 35
d. 50
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98 of Americans profess to be believers in
God, but only _____ worship in church on an
average Sunday.
answer 40
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The speed at which we live our daily lives can
and will directly affect the depth at which we
live our devoted lives.
Leonard Sweet Aqua Church, p. 162
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The Christian leader of the future is called to
be completely irrelevant and to stand in this
world with nothing to offer but his or her own
vulnerable self.
Henri Nouwen In the Name of Jesus, p. 17
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62 of Americans believe that it does not matter
what religious faith you follow because all
faiths teach similar lessons about life.
George Barna Absolute Confusion, p. 207
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When spirituality becomes spiritualization,
life in the body becomes carnal.
Henri Nouwen In the Name of Jesus, p. 48
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The best test of servant-leadership is do
those served grow as persons do they, while
being served, become healthier, wiser, freer,
more autonomous, more likely themselves to become
servants?
Robert K. Greenleaf The Servant as Leader, p. 1
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The two most computer-savvy segments of our
society are children and ______________?
a. Teenagers (ages 13-20)
b. Parents (ages 32-45)
c. Grandparents (age 55)
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The two most computer-savvy segments of our
society are children and ______________?
answer grandparents
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When we carefully consider how Jesus lived while
among us in the flesh, we learn how we are to
livetruly liveempowered by him who is with us
always even to the end of the age.
Richard Foster Streams of Living Water, p. 3
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71 of Gen Xers claim they are Christians, but
only 52 see themselves as religious, and only
25 say they are born again.
George Barna Invisible Generation, p. 30
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A critical intellectual capacity for 21st century
leadership success will be the ability to build
knowledge together with other colleagues.
Reggie McNeal A Work of Heart, p. 131
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The goal of communion with God is the becoming
one of two heartsyours and Gods.
Reggie McNeal A Work of Heart, p. 152
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If we view our communion with God as something
functional and mechanical, we will be consumed
with figuring out how to pray, how to study the
Bible, how towhatever.
Reggie McNeal A Work of Heart, p. 152
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Gen Xers are influenced by television even more
than their boomer parents. Theirs is a
postliterary culture for which sound and image
have largely replaced the printed Word.
Eddie Gibbs ChurchNext, p. 127
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______ of Americans say religion is losing its
influence in American life.
a. 48
c. 65
b. 56
d. 72
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______ of Americans say religion is losing its
influence in American life.
answer 65
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God calls His leaders to live by design,
carefully following the vision He has created for
them.
George Barna Power of Vision, p. 172
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Our best research techniques suggest that every
day thousands of people in America leave this
planet for a known and permanently agonizing
eternity, which we commonly refer to as hell.
George Barna Evangelism That Works, p. 11
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_____ of Americans say spirituality has been
increasing its influence in their lives.
a. 46
c. 62
b. 54
d. 71
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_____ of Americans say spirituality has been
increasing its influence in their lives.
answer 62
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How are churches getting larger and smaller at
the same time?
Smaller through house churches and cell groups,
larger through megachurches. Sweet, Aquachurch p.
138
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Only 1 of Gen Xers view the worldwide absence
of faith as a significant issue.
George Barna Invisible Generation, p. 56
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38 of Gen Xers say being a part of a local
church is a desirable life condition.
George Barna Invisible Generation, p. 62
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Spiritual formation is not a matter of trying
harder, but of training wisely.
John Ortberg The Life Youve Always Wanted, p. 47
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In 1970 there were ten churches in America that
reported an attendance of 2000. By 1990 there
were over 300 such churches, 43 of which reported
5000 or more in attendance on a weekly basis.
By 1997, another church went mega every
__________?
a. 1 week
c. 1 month
b. 3 weeks
d. 3 months
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In 1970 there were ten churches in America that
reported an attendance of 2000. By 1990 there
were over 300 such churches, 43 of which reported
5000 or more in attendance on a weekly basis.
By 1997, another church went mega every
__________?
answer 3 weeks
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The goal of spiritual formation is
transformation If we cannot be transformed, we
will settle for being informed or conformed.
John Ortberg The Life Youve Always Wanted, p. 34
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Church members who have caught the apostolic
vision for people, who experience celebrative
indigenous worship, who are involved in pastoral
conversation, and in a small group, and in a gift
based ministry, and are involved in ministry with
pre-Christian people are themselves far more
blessed and ministered unto than if they had
their own hired chaplain in a small traditional
church.
George Hunter Church for the Unchurched, p. 33
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In many places, effective religious leadership
has been replaced by management of the status
quo. Managing to get by does not seem to be a
bad alternative to the heavy demands placed on a
pastor who chooses to lead in the spirit and
pattern of Jesus.
Norman Shawchuck and Roger Heuser Leading the
Congregation, p. 20
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Moderns
Postmoderns
Decentralized networks Unpredictable world
requiring a rapid response of plan-do Uncertaint
y in dealing with the present, and pessimism and
paranoia in considering the future Change
initiated at the periphery
Centralized hierarchies Predictable world and
long range strategic planning and goal
setting Confidence regarding human ability to
manage the present and face the future Change
initiated at the center
Eddie Gibbs, ChurchNext, p. 25
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Are the majority of church members today in small
or large churches?
Large membership churches. Sweet, Aquachurch p.
138