Thursday, July 10, 2008

BIG CHURCH, little church



Dave Gibbons, pastor of NewSong Church in Irvine, California, writes in an article in the print version of Leadership Journal:

"I love the church. It's God's vehicle for transformation. But I don't want the church to become so centralized that it can't reproduce, can't adopt multiple forms. And that works better when you're small, when you're on the verge, on the edge. Small is the new big. Big isn't bad, but it's overrated."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

good quote!

But, that is not a photo of Dave Gibbons - I have no idea who it is. :) See Dave's photo with family at http://newsong.net/irvine/about/welcome.php

Mike Crowl said...

Thanks for letting me know about the photo. I think this is a Dave Gibbons - just not the right one! Had a bit of trouble trying to find a photo of him on his own.

Mike Crowl said...

I've now found the right Dave Gibbons...has a lot more hair than the other chap!