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1 Life-shapes for churches

2 THREE MODELS TraditionalTraditional (Pastors who keep members happy)(Pastors who keep members happy) Maintenance before GodMaintenance before God 2. Attractional2. Attractional (Programmes that attract consumers).(Programmes that attract consumers). Recruitment before God.Recruitment before God. 3. Missional3. Missional (Plant new discipleship groups – leaders join Huddles)(Plant new discipleship groups – leaders join Huddles) Outreach before GodOutreach before God

3 As the heart is to a person so a Celtic church is to a community. And it has.. 1. A heart for God – sustained by daily prayer. 2. A heart for others – hospitality and friendship. 3. A heart for the world – cherishing the earth and society

4 Holistic – it seeks whole persons and a whole world Earthed – in creation and the soil of its local society Rhythmic – daily and seasonal rhytms of prayer and work Open – to Christ in every person Star HERO

5 Celtic Cross Heart: Its heart is the dwelling of the Three Loves in God’s heart, the Trinity where the church makes it home. Base: it is earthed in Scripture and saints, seasons and soil, the environment and the population. Top: Praise, devotion, contemplation, heaven. Left arm: We become one with Christ giving his life to serve the world. Right arm: We become one with Christ giving his life to save the world.

6 Celtic Cross i Spokes: connecting to focal points of the wider church and society Spaces: for re-creation, fun, solitude. Circle: the whole of life. Making persons, places and the world whole.


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