My friend and fellow missioscaper Alan Cross wrote up a piece the other day that I wanted to interact with.  I have great respect for Alan, though I have only met him personally two times, one of which I think he cannot remember.  I have read Alan’s blog for a good bit now and was able to attend a series of meetings with him last year where he presented a talk on decentralized efforts in ministry.  The thing that encourages me so much about Alan is the fact that he is not one who commends ideas to others that he himself does not follow with great passion.  In my conversation with Alan I was inspired by the work that the church he pastors engages in on the sub-continent of India.  Get in touch with Alan’s blog and read away about their mighty deeds for the sake of the gospel of Jesus.

Alan said something that got me thinking in a recent post (please read before continuing).

I have to ask the question here, in fairness, regarding this statement.  Is this true?  Can we just say that this is the new reality?  Is this true for all churches?  All SBC churches?  All Evangelical churches?  I would have to say that this statement is not true, universally and thereby should not be accepted without qualification. Read more…