I received some useful info before having the privilege of beginning a new church when it came to what should be the determining factor for all the components of the church. That info said apart from the Gospel (the determining factor) what shapes all your other ministries, strategies, styles etc. is your mission field (the people you are trying to reach).
So, what determines your:
Music and worship style- your mission field.
The name of your church- the mission field.
Whether you have small groups or Sunday School or both- the mission field.
How you will do marketing- the mission field.
What kind of people gathering/ bridge/ connection events you will do- the mission field.
You get the picture. After the Gospel it is the mission field that is the determining factor. That is nothing new for foreign missionaries but something to think about for domestic missionaries.
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