In Search of a Movement

Growing up in church I have heard almost ever possible plea for revival.  I have seen people pray, organize outreaches, and have special conferences to try and convince people that God had all the answers.  They are desperate for revival.  The only thing is revival is taking place all around them.  Not really revival so much as revolution.  And that is the problem.  It doesn’t look like what they had in mind and as a result they don’t recognize it as revival.  People who don’t go to church can’t possibly have a relationship with God, at least not one that is worth anything.

That is not necessarily true for all Christian organizations mind you.  Some of them are pretty benign.  That is to say they are boring.  This like the situation above has caused problems.  People want to feel they belong, like they are going somewhere.  So why do people stay in these type churches?  Because they see no point in trying or maybe they are trying to hide.  Either way they are basically people without hope.

I don’t want to spend time dealing with either of those groups of people.  Instead I want to focus on a group a people who are waiting to be energized.  They are waiting on someone to open up the lines of communication.  They are waiting to become a tribe.  Not a church, but a community.  Not an organized religion, after all we have a central figure who we rally around in Jesus.  Instead we need an environment for people to feel comfortable about building relationships and learning how God is working in other members of the tribe.

So how does this happen?  It happens because you are going to make it happen.  You are the one who can lead tribe members in your community to a place of relationship.  What has stopped most of you from doing it is you’ve been waiting for permission.  Well you don’t need permission.  You have a Father who is looking to help you build those relationships.  Don’t wait, start a movement in your community.

I want to help energize you.  Those of you who like me have been sitting on the sidelines going, “Now what?”  You are almost uncomfortable with the idea of doing nothing, but your afraid that if you start something it will just become another church.  I feel you.  I hope that in the these ideas you find something that encourages you to seek Father.  You will find out quickly I am not interested in empire or kingdom building.  Revolutions don’t establish kingdoms, they overthrow them.  I want to help you establish a tribe fashioned after the relationship that we have with Jesus.