I'm exploring the idea of "Authentic Christianity". By this I mean Christianity as we see it originally intended to be. Having said that...I realise that much of what we see in scripture is descriptive and not prescriptive. What does God want His church to be like? The characteristics, profile, shape, of His church?
I've addressed this several times in recent years in sermons I've preached, but I'm wanting to discover/develop a more substantial theology of Authentic Christianity.
I'm impatient of theorising and philosophising and I'm passionate to discover a practical, livable model.
This will mean examining how we do church in 2010; what we think is essential; our identifying characteristics. Then I'm interested in identifying what the scriptures have to say....bearing in mind that much that is said is descriptive rather than prescriptive of church, I'm looking for ingredients, components of AC. Christocentric. Love. Holy Spirit. Anointed. Super-natural. Diverse. Sacrificial. Giving. Going. Prayer. Servant leadership. People not building focused. Character before gifting. Gifting rather than academic qualifications. Koinonia. Miracles. Team.
What do you think?