Winning the World

Session 5: Patterns of Structure and Religious Authority in Church Planting Movements 81

refinements of the reigning model. Ultimately, we expect to see believers choosing from a proliferation of options, weaving together a set of favored alternatives into a unique tapestry that constitutes the personal “church” of the individual. ~ Barna, p. 66.

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1. The realignment of personal identity: The revolutionary realizes that, being a slave to Christ, an ambassador of God, a servant of the King, a soldier in the invisible battle of purity and evil, and this realization structures their decision making from within, not on the basis of structures from without, Barna, p. 87.

a. The individual devoted to the Revolutionary way determines the spiritual journey and direction, Revolution , p. 87.

b. The local church fails to help its congregants experience this transformation in identity, and failing the change in self-image, churches “will not have the capacity to change their world, Revolution , p. 87-88.

2. The clarification of core beliefs: The soldiers in this Revolutionary band “must champion the breadth and profundity of their worldview God provides,” Revolution , p. 88.

a. Revolutionaries have a “wholly biblical outlook” on life based on the belief that the Bible is God’s perfect and reliable revelation designed to instruct and guide all people, Revolution , p. 88.

b. It is unclear from Barna just how the Revolution, which is based on applying biblical principles “constantly elevates and clarifies the central beliefs