{"id":207,"date":"2011-03-23T07:06:07","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T12:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=207"},"modified":"2013-05-31T18:38:14","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:38:14","slug":"understand-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/understand-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Signs Your Church Doesn&#039;t Understand Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can you tell if your church doesn&#8217;t understand it&#8217;s mission? Over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graceground.com\">GraceGround.com<\/a>, I posted ten possible statements that will clue you in. Here are three:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>8. During the opening welcome, you are told that &#8220;This is a safe place for you and your family.<\/p>\n<p>9. During the opening welcome, you are invited to &#8220;Relax and enjoy your time. Get your batteries recharged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>10. In the announcements, you learn that there is a budget windfall, and to make the church more attractive to the community the board is trying to decide between repaving the parking lot or repainting the building.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Head on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graceground.com\/new-york\/swim-upstream\/understand-mission\/\">over there to read the rest of the list<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you tell if your church doesn&#8217;t understand it&#8217;s mission? Over at GraceGround.com, I posted ten possible statements that will clue you in. Here are three: 8. During the opening welcome, you are told that &#8220;This is a safe place for you and your family. 9. 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