“The 10 Values of Impactful, Emerging Postmodern Churches” as observed by Dr. Ed Stetzer are listed below. He remarks that as he is watching church plants spring up all over the place, the following are characteristics of the plants that are thriving:
- Being unashamedly spiritual
- Promoting incarnational ministry
- Engaging in service
- Valuing experiential praise
- Preaching narrative expository messages
- Appreciating and participating in ancient patterns
- Visualizing worship
- Connecting with technology
- Living community
- Leading by transparency and team
(pgs 135-36 of Planting Missional Churches)
While Last Call is not a pure church plant, it is still worth asking: How are we doing? Where is our strength? Where can we grow? If our call is engage the community of Decatur with Christ-centered worship and community, then these values are worth our consideration given the number of Generation Y/Millenials and postermodern-minded folks in our neighborhood.
Photo at Flickr.com by VinothChandar
