Revival Churches

Here is a link to a valuable article, from the Banner of Truth website, which should stimulate discussion in your congregation. If its principles are put into practice - with prayer and exhortation - it may well be used by the Lord to bring revival and renewal to the Church.

The general thesis is that we need to have a Church structure that is capable of taking those who are saved by the preaching and establishing them in the Christian faith. What appeals to me is that the article seems to make sense of the roles which are spelled out in Paul's letter to the Ephesians as well as the gifts which the Spirit gives to the Churches. Everyone who is Christian should be involved in the work and each is able to do some part in what needs to be done.

Perhaps the weakest part of the presentation is that dealing with recognition of your own gift but, since it is only supposed to be a presentation of the principles as an encouragement to think through how the local Church applies them, that is not too great a flaw. I recommend this to be read, marked, discussed, inwardly digested and put into practice.