Connection Church: Who Are We Trying to Reach?

We're starting a new series this week entitled "Connection Church". It's one I've been looking forward to since I first put it together back in October. We're going to answer critical questions like, what is the church? What is our future at Cape Naz? What role can I play in that future?

This discussion will be somewhat two-sided. We're going to make it highly personal. It will be up to you to respond to the discussion as you see fit. At the same time, it's intensely communal -- those collective "responses" will form the identity of our church going foward.

It should be a lot of fun! I'm hoping to see a lot of buzz, a lot of excitement, and most importantly, a vision develop for the type of people and the type of church that we're going to become.

To start the discussion, I want to point you to an article that came out today from our freinds at Barna, a Christian research organization. They do studies on Christianity in culture and help inform the church about current trends -- so we can reach the lost (or the unchurched) more effectively than ever before!

Take a few moments to read this article. It's short. It's to the point. It SHOULD change the way that you think about the unchurched in America. It certainly changed my view...

Follow this link:
http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/362-millions-of-unchurched-adults-are-christians-hurt-by-churches-but-can-be-healed-of-the-pain

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Millions of Unchurched Adults Are Christians Hurt by Churches But Can Be Healed of the Pain

Your church may be among the many who actively seek to grow by attracting unchurched people. However, our latest study shows that most unchurched adults are Christians, a significant share of whom have been hurt by the local church in the past and have not discovered ways of effectively addressing their pain and being restored to a healthy relationship with a local church. Find out more about what our research and resources have discovered regarding this critical subject.