{"id":24040,"date":"2026-04-30T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/?p=24040"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:27:43","slug":"the-church-i-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/es\/2026\/04\/the-church-i-see\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church I See"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\">There has been much discussion about the future of the Church. While I\u2019m not a futurist or researcher, I\u2019m grateful for voices that help us think wisely about pursuing the mission of the Church in an ever-changing culture. Researchers like Ed Stetzer and Carey Nieuwhof highlight some encouraging trends, such as revivals on college campuses, rising Bible sales, and Gen Z\u2019s hunger for authentic faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I carry deep conviction and a faith-filled anticipation about what I see and am praying for. When I think about the Church and the days ahead, I don\u2019t see a Church in retreat, but I do see a Church being refined&nbsp; \u2013 prepared for what God is getting ready to do. A victorious and glorious Church (Eph. 5:27).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignleft has-text-align-right has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#1455e1\"><blockquote><p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#264cbf\" class=\"has-inline-color\">When I think about the Church and the days ahead, I don\u2019t see a Church in retreat, but I do see a Church being refined<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus said, <strong><em>\u201cI will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (Matt. 16:18 ESV). That promise has no expiration date. Jesus is still building His Church today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the church advances, it will not stand on programs, buildings, or production. . . it will be built on the authority of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across the body of Christ, there is a growing recognition that the future of the Church will not be built by addition alone, but by multiplication. Disciples will make disciples, leaders will develop and release leaders, and churches will plant churches. There are many voices helping to bring clarity to this, and we are seeing that same conviction take shape within Open Bible through our <em>Mission to Multiply<\/em> and the <em>Power of We.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, when I think about the Church and what is ahead of us, what do I see?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ae0b0b;font-size:24px\"><strong><span class=\"uppercase\"><strong>I SEE A MULTIPLYING CHURCH<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We often measure success by attendance, budgets, and programs. While salvations and baptisms remain central, we must expand the scorecard. As Larry Walkemeyer describes in <em>The River Church<\/em>, we must move from \u201clake churches\u201d that gather to \u201criver churches\u201d that send \u2013 becoming disciple makers who multiply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book of Acts shows us a model of a church that did not just meet but multiplied. The future will not belong to churches that simply gather a crowd, but it will belong to churches that make and send disciple makers. Jesus did not commission us to build an audience. He commanded us to go and make disciples (Matt. 28:19). Multiplication begins there \u2013 in intentional, relational, Spirit-led disciple making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiplication is not just a strategy or a motto we adopt. It is the culture of Spirit-empowered, disciple-making churches. The Church I see measures health not only by attendance, but by how many are discipled, equipped, and sent to reproduce what\u2019s been invested in them. This is our Mission to Multiply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><span class=\"uppercase\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ae0b0b\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>I SEE A SPIRIT-EMPOWERED CHURCH<\/strong><\/mark><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We live in a time of rapid change. Technology, AI, and social media shape how we communicate and connect. These tools can be helpful, but they don\u2019t transform lives. The Holy Spirit does.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright has-text-align-left\"><blockquote><p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#138f8b\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>These tools can be helpful, but they don\u2019t transform lives. The Holy Spirit does.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/mark><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentecost was Heaven\u2019s defining moment for the birth of the Church and the fulfillment of what Jesus said in Acts 1:8. The early followers of Jesus did not have the influence, resources, or tools we have today. What they had was the power of God. That has not changed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the days ahead, more than ever, the Church will move forward not through innovation alone but through consecration. The church I see is unapologetically dependent on the Spirit of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><span class=\"uppercase\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ae0b0b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I SEE A COURAGEOUS CHURCH<\/mark><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the book of Acts, every step forward required courage \u2013 Peter and John before the Sanhedrin, Stephen in the face of death, Peter going to Cornelius\u2019s home, the sending out of Paul and Barnabas. These were not small steps; they were courageous steps across cultural and spiritual boundaries. The early Church moved from gathering to going, from addition to multiplication. The expansion of the early Church was not accidental. It followed obedience and courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default wp-block-paragraph\">The Church I see will walk in that same Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8f3c0\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4e4e51\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Courage to preach the truth in love. <\/strong><br><strong>Courage to plant in hard places. <\/strong><br><strong>Courage to raise and release the next generation. <\/strong><br><strong>Courage to choose multiplication over comfort. <\/strong><br><strong>Courage to link arms with others for the sake of the greater mission. <\/strong><br><strong>Courage to build the Kingdom over our own castles.<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can stand on His promise and by His Spirit knowing <strong><em>\u201cGod has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (2 Tim. 1:7 NKJV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><span class=\"uppercase\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ae0b0b\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>I SEE THE POWER OF WE<\/strong><\/mark><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we look forward, one of the strongest convictions I carry is this: our future will be stronger through the Power of We.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individualism limits impact; partnership multiplies it. When we share vision, develop leaders, and align around mission, we step into something far greater than any one church could accomplish alone.&nbsp; I believe the future Church will not thrive through isolation but will flourish through collaboration. The church I see understands that \u201cwe\u201d is stronger than \u201cme.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e86b12\" class=\"has-inline-color\">When we share vision, develop leaders, and align around mission, we step into something far greater than any one church could accomplish alone.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am confident in what God has called us to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church that makes disciple makers will multiply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church that depends on the Holy Spirit will endure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church that walks in courage will advance. This is the church I see, and I believe we are being invited to build it together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-arial-font-family has-custom-font wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-family:Arial;font-size:28px\"><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:48% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michael-Nortune-colorful-background-1-752x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23068 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michael-Nortune-colorful-background-1-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michael-Nortune-colorful-background-1-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michael-Nortune-colorful-background-1-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openbiblemessage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Michael-Nortune-colorful-background-1.jpg 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-arial-font-family has-custom-font wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-family:Arial;font-size:16px\"><strong><em>Michael Nortune<\/em><\/strong> serves as president of Open Bible Churches. He has ministered in the local church faithfully for thirty-five years. From his start as a janitor and groundskeeper to church planter and lead pastor of <em><strong>Life Church<\/strong><\/em> in Concord, California, Michael has had the opportunity to gain experience in every capacity within the church throughout his ministry. Not only does he have hands-on experience on the local level, but Michael has also led at the district, regional, and national levels within Open Bible Churches. Michael and his wife, Julie, currently reside in Colorado and love living near five of their six children and their spouses. They also treasure the time they spend with their other daughter who lives in Alabama with their first (but not the last) grandson!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There has been much discussion about the future of the Church. 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