1. Columbia Union Conference
Church: Who Needs It?
Young Adult Summit
Columbia Union Conference
March 31
Steve Case
Involve Youth

2. Church: Who Needs It?

3. Do you need it? OR Does it need you?
Church:
Do you need it? OR
Does it need you?

4. Is yours pretty good? OR Is yours pretty bad?
Church:
Is yours pretty good? OR
Is yours pretty bad?

5. Change it? OR Have it change you?
Church:
Change it? OR
Have it change you?

6. Do better spiritually with it? OR Do better spiritually without it?
Church:
Do better spiritually with it? OR
Do better spiritually
without it?

7. Try this!

8. My full name is ___________,
but people just call me
___________.

9. I live in . . .

10. I spend most of my time each day . . .

11. One of my favorite foods is . . .

12. Right now
I’m living with . . .

13. I spend most of my money on . . .

14. Most people would describe me as . . .

15. Right now
my “job” is . . .

16. One of my goals in life is to . . .

17. Three of my strengths are . . .

18. Three of my weaknesses are . . .

19. Jesus is most real to me when . . .

20. One regret I have
is . . .

21. One of my strongest commitments is . . .

22. knew me, they’d find out that . . .
If people really
knew me, they’d find out that . . .

24. Let’s try this
again!

25. My full name is ___________,
but people just call me
___________.

26. I live in . . .

27. I spend most of my time each day . . .

28. One of my favorite foods is . . .

29. Right now
I’m living with . . .

30. I spend most of my money on . . .

31. Most people would describe me as . . .

32. Right now
my “job” is . . .

33. One of my goals in life is to . . .

34. Three of my strengths are . . .

35. Three of my weaknesses are . . .

36. Jesus is most real to me when . . .

37. One regret I have
is . . .

38. One of my strongest commitments is . . .

39. knew me, they’d find out that . . .
If people really
knew me, they’d find out that . . .

41. Church: Who Needs It?

42. You do!

43. You do!
Why?

44. 1. God 2. Others

45. 1. God Worship Connection Commitment

46. Get into
groups of 7
and form a circle

47. The “C-word”

48. The “C-word”
Commitment

49. 2. Others Connection Growth Service

50. Have your
group of 7
do these things

51. Are you part of a
“Consumer
Church?

52. A short paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 3:1-16

53. I can’t talk to you as people who
Fellow church members,
I can’t talk to you as people who
really follow God because you follow the world
more than you follow God.

54. You want only the things you like at the moment.
I have to use
spiritual baby food rather than something more substantial because you can’t handle the deeper things of God.
You want only the things you like at the moment.

55. Some of you say,
“This particular church is the good one right now; you’ll really like it!”
And others say, “Stay away from that other church; it’s boring and full of old people.”

56. The questions you should be asking include: Is God in that church?
How can I infuse a dead church with a living Jesus?
Is your idea of a “perfect church” about you or God?

57. God’s church is composed of a variety of people.
If it’s only people you like, it probably doesn’t include all the people God likes!

58. You’ll have to have God’s Holy Spirit for this to work.
When that happens,
your church will actually be the Body of Christ,
and you’ll be part of it!

59. discuss these questions
In your group of 7
discuss these questions

60. What’s wrong with your church?

61. What’s right with your church?

62. What do you need Jesus to do with your church?

63. What do you need Jesus to do with you?

64. What can Jesus do through you
in His Church?

65. Church: Who Needs It?

66. You do!