One the great things about the Revolutionary Love series at Connexus is that it's had such practical application points every week. Bring food and clothing. Buy a mosquito net. Build a health clinic. All tangible, "doable" stuff.
To be honest, peoples' response has been incredible. I'm wondering whether it's not just because people's hearts have been moved, but because the "ask" has been so clear, direct and specific.
Often in preaching, we're vague about what we ask people to do – how we ask them to respond. "Be generous" is far less tangible than "buy a mosquito net". And while I've tried to get clearer and clear on how people can respond tangibly to the teaching of scripture, I feel like there's still a gap we can close.
As we get ready to leave this series, I'm thinking actively about how to make more concrete asks with regular series. I'm not sure doing a "project" a week is realistic or tangible every single weekend. But clearly, we're not preaching so people can simply say "nice message" or "I didn't know that before." We want to preach for transformation.
So, week to week, what kinds of things would help you better apply what we're talking about. What's worked well in the past, what crazy ideas are floating in your brain, and what might work well in the future. Ideas?
