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I went with our church staff down to Lodi on Wednesday to listen to Reggie speak on Missional Church Architecture. A lot of the discussions I have had with the staff include parts of Reggie’s Present Future stuff. He really makes me think, examine, and question what is going on in me, my circle of influence, and my church. I will just list some of the things he said that I think are important. If you get a chance to hear him speak, I would definitely recommend it. Disclaimer: these are all in some context and I jotted them down as he spoke, so think deeply, tread lightly.

• People used to make stuff (manufacturing to service)
• We pay for stuff we don’t want to do
• We outsourced spiritual formation to the church
• Most of our churches are too secular for our culture
• They look for God and they find church instead
• The church becomes a way that the kingdom is breaking into the world
• Jesus is the hope of the world, not the church
• We are not running this sucker
• The church isn’t the destination
• The church is like an airport, it’s just a connector
• Are we releasing people and resources to bless the world
• Release people into leadership
• People count even if they don’t show up to a building