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:<strong>Leader</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
6<br />
Discussion<br />
Questions<br />
Discuss the following questions based on<br />
the group’s reading from the first chapter.<br />
While the larger group setting may not<br />
give everyone an opportunity to share, it<br />
will allow for those in attendance to hear<br />
from diverse members of the group and<br />
should create a sense of community and<br />
shared frustration with the normative<br />
operating system. You, as a leader, will have<br />
to be diligent to make sure you keep the<br />
conversation moving, avoid mere church<br />
bashing, and prod people to go further<br />
than mere deconstruction to dream about<br />
a better reality for the church in North<br />
America.<br />
[1] What forces and voices perpetuate the<br />
OS of church growth? How do you, as a<br />
leader, feel the pressure for growth in<br />
your ministry?<br />
[2] What types of Apps do you see used in<br />
the church today? Which ones are most<br />
effective? On which operating system<br />
are they running?<br />
[3] What are we doing, as church leaders, to<br />
perpetuate this faulty operating system?<br />
What would need to change in order<br />
for a better operating system to take its<br />
place?<br />
Part III: Deepening the Conversation<br />
Discussion of the final question in the<br />
preceding section should allow you a<br />
perfect segue into the four practices<br />
outlined below.
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