Toolbox For Faith

Jesus and the disciples were a movement.  The early church was a movement.  Constantine started the process of turning the church into an institution.  The Reformers started as a movement, but over time, the reformation churches became institutions as well.  In a time of institutions, being an institution was good.  Today, however,  is a time for movements.  When the church is at its best, we live and behave as a movement.  Dr. Kennon Callahan has a helpful word about the difference between a movement and an institution in his his book, “The Future that Has Come”.  In the following document, I have excerpted a few helpful ideas from the book.   Movement or Institution