Lots of Harborites are big fans of Francis Chan (we give his excellent book, Crazy Love, as a gift to newcomers). This week, Christianity Today has a profile article on Francis and his “new” old ideas on church, like this:
Chan has been pushing another controversial idea that he hopes the gatherings, modeling the early church, will practice: sharing personal possessions with each other. Some say the idea is too “cult like” and impossible to implement in an era of bank loans and car leases. But Chan remains restless about cultural conformity and seems willing to push his listeners to make real changes rather than just consume more information.
“Churchgoers in America are notorious for jumping into movements, even ideas that are hard to listen to,” says Chan. “But when they actually have to change their lifestyle and do something about it, it rarely translates into action.”
Read the whole thing here.