{"id":67,"date":"2005-09-10T23:40:37","date_gmt":"2005-09-10T23:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/?p=67"},"modified":"2005-09-15T06:23:16","modified_gmt":"2005-09-15T06:23:16","slug":"revolution-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/2005\/09\/10\/revolution-part-1","title":{"rendered":"‘Revolution’ part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve started reading George Barna’s upcoming book ‘Revolution’, which I picked up at the house church conference last weekend. It’s a light read, but I’ve only had time to get through to chapter 4; so far, it has been mostly introduction to the topic. I think he is painting a rather rosy picture of what is going on, at least at an individual level; he hasn’t mentioned the uncertainty, the questioning, or the weakness, and little of the struggles involved. I consider myself to be one of the Revolutionaries he is talking about, and certainly experience these things. As a statistician, Barna is viewing the picture from a global level, which may well look different.
\nSome quotes from the book:
\n\u201c[David] is typical of a new breed of disciples of Jesus Christ. They are not willing to play religious games and aren’t interested in being part of a religious community that is not intentionally and aggressively advancing God’s kingdom. They are people who want more of God – much more – in their lives. And they are doing whatever it takes to get it.\u201d<\/cite>
\n\u201cOur culture’s inability to provide fulfillment has caused millions of individuals – who are serious about understanding their existence and living right – to live in a manner that never fails to raise eyebrows in a society that is noticeably shock-proof and dispassionate. These people have chosen to live in concert with core biblical principles.\u201d<\/cite>
\n\u201c[Revolutionaries] are seeking a faith experience that is more robust and awe-inspiring, a spiritual journey that prioritizes transformation at every turn, something worthy of the Creator whom their faith reflects.\u201d<\/cite><\/p>\n

In chapter 3, Barna identifies 7 passions common to ‘Revolutionaries’:<\/p>\n

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  1. Intimate worship<\/li>\n
  2. Faith-based conversations<\/li>\n
  3. Intentional spiritual growth<\/li>\n
  4. Servanthood<\/li>\n
  5. Resource investment<\/li>\n
  6. Spiritual friendship<\/li>\n
  7. Family faith<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    (If you want to know more about those elements, read the book \ud83d\ude42 ). He concludes the chapter with the observation that these things are simply elements which help produce that which Jesus is looking for in his church: fruit in our character.<\/p>\n

    So far, the book seems good, but has not painted the whole picture. But perhaps that comes later. I’ll write more tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I’ve started reading George Barna’s upcoming book ‘Revolution’, which I picked up at the house church conference last weekend. It’s a light read, but I’ve only had time to get through to chapter 4; so far, it has been mostly introduction to the topic. I think he is painting a rather rosy picture of what … Continue reading “‘Revolution’ part 1”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bucher","category-revolution"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bufton.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}