tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post113659746747140135..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Church or parachurch?Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-2176552502892964422010-02-22T16:46:40.187-05:002010-02-22T16:46:40.187-05:00Any one would like to do this blog in Spanish, or ...Any one would like to do this blog in Spanish, or just a "click" to translate this into SpanishKobus van Wykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673400988861566130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-36893427342643524602008-04-21T15:37:00.000-04:002008-04-21T15:37:00.000-04:00I don't believe that Para church ministeries exist...I don't believe that Para church ministeries exist we are all the church just different expressions of it, Jesus said where two or three are gathered there I will be also Church is not the building it's the people together we are the people of God and some of us meet in buildings some in houses some in Pubs we are all the church and some of us move around as God leads us to like Paul did and those of us who do are the mobilwe church not the Para church!!Ange Anticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836710744717842404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-91921043972745321532008-04-09T22:58:00.000-04:002008-04-09T22:58:00.000-04:00Wow! I googled "relationship between parachurch mi...Wow! I googled "relationship between parachurch ministries and the church" and this was the first link that showed up. <BR/><BR/>Generally, I am dubious about blogs of unknown origin (sorry - but I don't know you)... but this was such a civil & reasonable assessment! <BR/><BR/>One more distinguishing characteristic I would add is that churches meet "in person" and therefore have natural limitations as to its geographic boundaries. A parachurch often go beyond geographic boundaries. <BR/><BR/>Thus, it seems churches are naturally more "bent" toward sheparding and parachurch toward achieving kingdom goals. Both have a community of sort, but I think churches have an adavantage in that that 'eyeball to eyeball' contact just cannot be replaced by technology - as much as I appreciate social networks and blogs like this one!<BR/><BR/>I work & volunteer at a parachurch ministry and have been trying to develop a biblical ethos of "development" and one area that tends to be a point of tension was the unspoken [but nevertheless real] "competition" for a slice of the donor pie. I'm not saying this is biblical... it is just a prevailing unspoken assumption. As a result, a lot of parachurch ministries exort believers not to cut into their tithe to give to them. I think this is a good policy in general, but I have been thinking more about what/how the relationship should develop between the church & the parachurch ministry I am part of.<BR/><BR/>This was a disjointed comment...just wanted to put in my separate 1 cent coins!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312227814080380727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-83411350265906177952008-01-25T18:58:00.000-05:002008-01-25T18:58:00.000-05:00I think you did a great job here of examinig the i...I think you did a great job here of examinig the issues with parachurch. On the one hand I think parachurch is an entity we have to live and work with now. On the other hand I think they serve as a crutch that churches rely on rather than doing the ministry themselves.Chason Laing's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390445955517214900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-34364804936434186272007-05-02T21:32:00.000-04:002007-05-02T21:32:00.000-04:00Very interesting thoughts about a controversial is...Very interesting thoughts about a controversial issue. One thing I often wonder is this: if "parachurch" groups have accountability & leadership structures of the same quality as the leadership of a local church, why do members of a "parachurch" need to also be under the "supervision" of the local church to be considered legitimate? Isn't that like being the member of two local churches? (I'm not saying it's wrong for 'parachurch' folks to also be a part of a local fellowship.) I agree that "parachurch" is a misnomer. As far as I can see, "parachurch" groups are just mobile expressions of the body of Christ just as local churches are local expressions of the Body of Christ. It's like the Army & The Air Force - both fight for the same side & report to the same General. They just have slightly different means & objectives. The local church & the mobile church. <BR/>Thanks for your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-1136629725405202072006-01-07T05:28:00.000-05:002006-01-07T05:28:00.000-05:00Generally I thought this was a helpful outline of ...Generally I thought this was a helpful outline of relationship between parachurch and church, and a dismissal of common 'myths' about parachurch organisations. FWIW I would add at least two more reasons against too quick a dismissal of parachurch organisations:<BR/><BR/>1. They are an expression of denominationalism. Denomations are a reality, and denominations do not fully express the whole church, only their small corners of it. Parachurch organisations provide an opportunity to express Biblical fellowship and partnership which would otherwise be inhibited by or outside the scope of denominations or just within a local church. They provide a point of intersection between denominations and/or local churches. ParaCHURCH might be a misnomer. Perhaps paraDENOMINATION or paraLOCALCHURCH would be more accurate?<BR/><BR/>2. Members of parachurch organisations should also be members of a local church. If that is the case, they are not entirely rogue elephants, as they should still be under the supervision of denominational or local church leadership in some way.<BR/><BR/>--<BR/>Craig Johnsoncjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00417234566548082153noreply@blogger.com