"“They’re partners with us in our model but they’re completely different 501© 3 organizations with their own elders and their own systems of government,” Lane explains. “A strategic partner will look and feel very similar to North Point. They’ll use Andy on video; they’ll use some of our same termoniology with KidStuf and Waumba Land.” A strategic partner agrees to use Andy’s messages at least half the time. . . . There are currently 6 such partnerships: 4 in Georgia, one in Alabama, and one in Michigan. Only one of them was an existing church. . . . To become a strategic partner they require an existing church to shut down for 3 months, send their staff to train at North Point, and then reopen with new enthusiasm.”
I will say this... It's encouraging to at least hear the phrase "their own elders"... but as for all the rest...
Whoa.
one a serious note, are brain transplants included in the package as well ?
Posted by: doug | March 18, 2006 at 12:36 PM
Holy crap! I'm glad I just finished my tea before I read this, else I would have spewed all over the beloved MAC. This makes me feel like I'm back in business school reviewing a case study or something. Ugh.
Seriously.
Ugh.
(But I'm sure they are lovely people who love God. I have to remind myself of that from time to time.)
Posted by: Heather | March 20, 2006 at 08:40 AM
I looked into this weird statement a bit more. It looks like they are trying to be a church in several locations at the same time.
I get an eerie corporate church type feel here.
"Yeah, I'll have an order of forgiveness, hold the Mayo."
Hmmmm...
Posted by: Ron | March 20, 2006 at 11:25 PM