Changing the definition of church from a meeting to a family changes everything.

Spiritual moms and dads

Changing the definition of church from a meeting to a family changes everything. 

It changes personal interaction from once a week to daily.  Encourage one another daily…  Heb. 3:13 

It changes training from communicating content to conveying life.  We were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well… 1 Thes. 2:8 

It changes leaders from skilled teachers/organizers to devoted parents.  Like a mother caring for her little children…as a father deals with his own children… 1 Thes. 2:7,11

Gordon McDonald, editor of Leadership magazine in an article titled “Leader's Insight: So Many Christian Infants”, begins to capture this understanding of leadership.    “But mature Christians do not grow through programs or through the mesmerizing delivery of a talented speaker (woe is me) or worship band. Would-be saints are mentored: one-on-one or, better yet, one-on-small group (three to twelve was Jesus' best guess). The mentoring takes place in the streets and living-places of life, not church classrooms or food courts. And it's not necessarily done in Bible studies or the like. Mature Christians are made one by one through the influence of other Christians already mature.” 

For the rest of the article, see http://www.christianitytoday.com/leaders/newsletter/2007/cln71001.html

The DAWN Vision:  A vibrant family of Jesus within easy access of every person on earth.   

That’s what we have in mind when we say the word “church”.