Lama's log

One of the things that I'm not very good at is seeing something that has not already been seen before. What I mean is, I am very good at replica, I'm also very good at critique and repair of existing models, I am lousy though at imagining the totally new.

Unfortunately for me I am now starting to be in the position that I need to start doing just that. I understand increasingly a sort of Gospel imperative. I've talked about it before, it involves radical discipleship and seeking and befriending the least. My problem has been and , well is, how do you lead a whole church of people down that road? If we discount for a moment a few books of the Bible (I know, it's a big if) there is no precedent that I can seem to find. Where is the handy copy of 'The Gospel Driven Church', '40 days of Cross Carrying'? The examples I come across seem to be about communities outside the mainstream that are striving for it. What about examples of mainstream Baptist places walking down this rout?

I seem to be walking in interesting times around Wakey. There are murmurings of Gospel living and passion and heartfelt following and frankly it’s scaring me witless whilst making me quite beside myself with excitement. I just wish I had a safety net of precedent. So an appeal; if you are of, or know of other quite normal church communities who have decided to walk a most definite Gospel rout could you point me in their direction? I need to ask some questions, search for some answers and try to reassure myself that I'm not going bonkers.