Attractional Approach
Unbeliever confesses belief
Believer joins church
Cognitive discipleship
Focus: Counting confessions
Believing enables belonging
Incarnational Approach
Sojourner is invited to belong
Sojourner confesses interest
Sojourner experiences the good news
Sojourner participates in community
Experiential apprenticeship
Focus: Transformation
Belonging enables believing
hmm...
as i said before about my dad, he believes but does not follow. i would have to say the same with my mom. one of the biggest reasons why i love the incarnational approach is that i see my mom and dad being who they are in this setting. What i get from them is that if they go to church they feel better about themselves, well my mom anyway. It's like she's back on God's side and not only from my mom do i see this but i see it from many other people. Just because she sacrificed a Sunday of sleeping in or from being with the thousands of animals she loves at home so she can go to church, it's redemption. But not lasting. She'll soon feel guilty about not going and then hit it up a month or so later. She's missing out. The pain and guilt that she bears has been a burden she carries herself. It's hard to see them view the church like this.
