HDWRTYA part 5

Here are my conclusions:
The bad news is that young adults are poor.
The good news is that they don't have to have a building. They don't have to have paid staff. They don't have to have a sound system. They don't necessarily have to have a budget for anything other than outreach ministry.

They don't like to do church the way traditional churches do it. They shouldn't. The traditional church can't make them.

How about this concept? How about if the local church provided ministry training to passionate young people? These young people could attend college to attain a degree which will allow them to make a living in the business world. They would be commissioned by the local church to lead a group of young adult believers. These groups could meet in coffee shops, parks, homes, or wherever they wanted? They would be micro-churches operating under the covering of the local church, who would provide all of the administration, charitable organization status, and continuing minsterial training. These pastors would be bi-vocational, earning a living at a job and shepherding their congregation. The staff pastors of the local sending church would be a resource to help the pastor of the micro church with hospital visits, filling in, etc. The office equipment of the sending church would be available for copies, postage, and other routine operations. There would not be a large financial burden on the sending church and there would not be a huge financial pressure on the pastor as he builds his micro church.

My concept is that micro churches could be established very strategically. Small language centered or cultural congregations could start this way. Churches could be started which could never begin under the conventional model. The style of ministry could be very specific. Groups would be easy to move around if they outgrow a place. Without the structure of a conventional church building, the pastor would be free to conduct his meetings in ways never thought of before.

Many see young people leaving the church. Many see young people as not having the resources to start churches. I see young people who need a relationship with Christ more than they need a piano and organ. The innovators see what they have instead of what they lack. Can we be innovative?