Winning the World

36 Wi nn i ng the Wor l d: Fac i l i tat i ng Urban Chur ch P l ant i ng Movement s

a. Less concerned about structure and hierarchy, disconnected from traditional churches

b. Starting small, informal fellowships that meet in homes, coffee chops, warehouses, fast food restaurants, industrial complexes, parks, and other conventional places.

c. Focus on relationship: loyal to one another above everything else, which translates into loving concern

3. George Barna, Boiling Point : independent faith groups that meet for a complete church experience . . . “this option will appeal to individuals who are especially interested in restoring authenticity, community, and simplicity to the church,” p. 14.

a. Gen X (18-25) is the largest single generation in the history of humankind (around 2 billion).

b. Through interconnection of the world through global media, a “world culture” of the young has emerged.

c. The Gen X generation in the decades to come will dramatically impact the nature of “Church,” whose changes will be lasting and normative, p. 14.

4. Old as well as new believers are longing to find their place; some have become embittered having left the church or meeting together with a sense of prideful exclusion, p. 15.