Ripe for Harvest

194 • R IPE FOR H ARVEST

15. What options do we have for affiliation with a large church association or body, in order to receive fellowship, oversight, protection, accountability, and encouragement? Will we encourage the emerging church to join an association or denomination? If so, which one(s)? Why? 16. What kind of physical environment or artwork will be relevant to our target? 17. How will we handle church discipline?

Are any of your goals misaligned with respect to the Ten Principles?

1. Jesus is Lord. 2. Evangelize, Equip, and Empower unreached people to reach people.

3. Be inclusive: Whosoever will may come. 4. Be culturally neutral: Come just as you are. 5. Avoid a fortress mentality. 6. Continue to evangelize to avoid stagnation. 7. Cross racial, class, gender, and language barriers. 8. Respect the dominance of the receiving culture. 9. Avoid dependence. 10. Think reproducibility.

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