Mike Glen at #d62012

Mike Glen is pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, TN. They talk about the ministry in homes rather than family.

 We are not doing something new, but instead doing something old.

 "You were signed by God."

"The Law of Unintended Consequences"
  • City-wide, young adult worship experience-we called it Kairos. Here's what we found out . . .
    • A lot of confusion among young adult
    • Moralistic therapeutic deism (Better person, Feel better, God is somewhere no one knows his address
    • Syncretistic worldview (a little Jesus, Buddhism, Homer Simpson, etc. & mix together)
    • We had discovered the "emerging adult"-the time between adolescence and full adulthood
    • Extending education
    • Changing job market
    • Most "marketed to" generation in history (what do you want from me?)
    • Cynical about institutions (lack of trust in church)
      •  "As the church, we don't start at ground zero, but instead at a negative number."
    • First generation born in the Digital Revolution
    • and they're not coming to church (postponing marriage, children, and the church)
    • Can't assume Biblical knowledge or even that they have a Bible
      • Read It.
      • Tell me what it means.
      • Tell me how to do it.
    •  Student Ministry went from entertainment to transformational
      • Life Groups
      • Worship
      • Service
      • Specific focus for each grade in teaching
  •  Parents are the primary disciplers of their children. Our parents weren't prepared to do this . . .
    • So we reworked our adult Sunday School process
    • New Member Process
    • Spiritual Growth Plan-What is Jesus teaching you now? "Nothing replaces Scripture in your life."
    • Transformational Life Strategy 
      1. Worship as a lifestyle
      2. Loving one another
      3. Focusing on God's Word
      4. Community Involvement
        • Five ways to do this . . .
          • Life Groups
          • Focus studies
          • Self-guided learning
          • e-guides
    •  Expectation of Service
      • There are some things that just happen in obedience.
    • Learn to say yes
      • The yes of your identity
      • The yes of your destiny
 "We want to be known as a church that runs members off. (Acts 13:1-4)"

"Find a way to get people to Jesus"



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