Church Aims to Move Christians from Consumers to Ministers
That means no more customers. Everybody is going to reach out, minister, make sacrifices and own the vision, says Redeemer senior pastor Tim Keller.
The conservative evangelical congregation that draws some 5,000 people – many of whom are students and young professionals – celebrated its 20th anniversary in September. It was then that the church launched the ambitious RENEW Campaign, a 10-year plan that aims to move Redeemer out of the program- and staff-driven church it has unavoidably become as it grew and into a movement....