20 Contrasts Between the Box Church and the Kingdom-Centered Church
7. In the box church the real mission is Sunday. In the kingdom-centered church the real mission is Monday to Friday. In the box church the people are trained to try to make it to Sunday to get encouraged and filled. In the kingdom-centered church the Sunday service equips the believer to bring the lordship of Christ to every facet of society.
8. In the box church wealth creators are only used for their tithe to support programs in a building. In the kingdom-centered church wealth creators use their business to advance the kingdom in culture.
9. In the box church the temple is the sanctuary. In the kingdom-centered church the earth is His sanctuary. The Scriptures say that the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof (Ps. 24). Hence, we should experience the activity of God as much in city hall as we do the fellowship hall inside a church building.
10. The box church depends upon a building to function. The kingdom-centered church depends upon believers to function. In the box church ministry is limited or expanded by the capacity of their building. In the kingdom-centered church the ministry is limited or expanded by the capacity of the disciples they are equipping and sending.
11. In the box church Jesus is only the savior of the sheep. In the kingdom-centered church Jesus is also the King of kings over nations. In the kingdom-centered church saved people view Jesus as the President of all presidents, the CEO of all CEOs and the Judge of all lawyers and judges of the earth (Rev. 19:16). Hence, they speak truth to power as God’s representatives.
12. In the box church the Bible is a book about escaping the earth. In the kingdom-centered church the Bible is about stewarding the earth. The Bible is the most practical book ever written about how to live upon the earth. Hence, the biblical focus is for believers to experience inner transformation so they can transform their surrounding culture (internal transformation without external goals of engagement result in narcissism and passivity).
