“2,000 years ago, 11 apostles were sent to win the entire world for Christ. They had only a few hundred followers and meager resources. They were without the means and institutions, by which to develop a Christian culture. The odds were against them, and they had every reason to despair. But instead, equipped with only the promise of Christ and the conquering spirit of the gospel, they accepted their great commission, and they overcame the world. They provide for us a bright image of an Apostolic mode of engagement. Let us ask how we both individually and as the church can make the shift. How can we move from a Christendom mode?” -Brett Powell

Christendom Mode vs Apostolic Mode

Church in the Wild

Big Idea:
The Christian Life is More about Giving Our Lives Away, Than Guarding Our Way of Life.

Exodus 19:6
You will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation…”

“The religion of the wilderness was simple in character and expression, and did not require expert priestly assistance. Over time, worship became much more elaborate and mysterious, and the priesthood became a necessary institution.”

Jesus hits reset

All Things New:

• New Exodus
• New Covenant
• New Temple
• New Kingdom of Priests
• New Identity
• New Family
• New Hope

1 Peter 2:4-5
As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation…

1 Peter 2:9
God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.