Sublime

While a MEGAchurch is one expression of Church with a large community, a METAchurch is multiple expressions of Church community (in-person, online, house church, virtual, etc.) with one mission.

MetaChurch — A group of Jesus followers who worship God and learn about their faith in a church building, a small group, house Bible study, through video on-demand, podcast, or a live-streamed service who still constitute one “congregation.”

Authentic.

I’ve seen the “new” churches that proclaim, “We aren’t your Grandma’s church,” but still they keep the two-by-four in the corner to coax a man into submission. Grandma may have some new clothes, make her music loud and upbeat, and allow you to check the ties and dress shoes at the door, but it’s still her church when the core message delivered to

Jesus Christ alone is the hope, treasure, joy, and purpose of pastoral ministry. Not church growth, not church planting, not church success, not church business, not church programs, not church activities, not church popularity. Let everything be a means to this end: the treasuring of Christ and the enjoying of his glory.