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paulito -> RE: The Purpose Driven Church (9/17/2008 10:10:16 PM)
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No, I only read The Purpose Driven Life, which is an excellent book.
I would advise the church to not try to necessarily copy everything. What works in one place doesn't always transfer to another. Seek the leading of the Holy Spirit.
"Purpose-driven" means a lot more than worship style, but to the guy in the pew (or theater chair) that's about what it seems to boil down to.
Are the people of your community, whom you want to reach for Christ, likely to be attracted by a laid back style, loud contemporary music, theater-like atmosphere, or would they be turned off by that? Remember that people who are not Christians usually have a general ideal of what "church" is, and for many that means a reverent atmosphere and traditional hymns.
Your church might want to consider having a contemporary service Saturday evening and a more traditional one Sunday AM.
By definition, a purpose-driven church should be driven by a purpose: have some passion about what God has called it to do. This should be at the heart of what's happening; worship styles come and go.
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