The New Reformation

“He now showed the disciples the full extent of his love.” ~ John 13:1 (NLT)

“I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.” … “You know these things – now do them! That is the path of blessing.” ~ John 13:15 & 17 (NLT)

“Let everyone, therefore, who knows himself to be a Christian be assured of this, and apply it to himself - that we are all priests, and there is no difference between us.” ~ Martin Luther

“a royal priesthood” (NIV) “a kingdom of priests” (NLT) God’s People “a royal priesthood” (NIV) “a kingdom of priests” (NLT) ~ 1 Peter 2:5 & 9

municipal administrators those people they ruled in political power. It’s all Greek to me... clergy (kleros) = municipal administrators laity (laos) = those people they ruled in political power.

“May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to God’s holy people, who live in the light.” ~ Colossians 1:12 (NLT)

"In our time it may well be that the greatest single bottleneck to the renewal and outreach of the church is the division of roles between clergy and laity that results in a hesitancy of the clergy to trust the laity with significant responsibility, and in turn a reluctance on the part of the laity to trust themselves as authentic ministers of Christ, either in the church or outside the church." ~ Robert Munger

EVERY MEMBER A MINISTER!

Ephesians 4:11-16

“For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and people. He is the man Christ Jesus.” ~ 1 Timothy 2:5 (NLT)

The New Reformation