{"product_id":"kingdom-thinking","title":"Kingdom Thinking","description":"\u003cp\u003eDan Bouchelle explores kingdom thinking versus institution and nation thinking in his blog post of the same name. He writes, “Kingdom thinking asks: how do we join God in expanding his loving and rightful reign over all creation and demonstrate his coming restoration of all things? Institution\/Nation thinking asks: how can my church, organization, or ministry grow and thrive in this time? How can we expand our platform and power not only over our ‘territory’ but over all those around us? Kingdom thinking focuses on God’s honor and his mission. Institution\/Nation thinking focuses on an ‘our’ reputation and status. Kingdom thinking lifts up everyone it engages. It is about serving others, insiders or outsiders, in the name of Jesus and helping them to thrive as they move ever deeper into the life and story of God revealed in Jesus. A Kingdom mentality uses structures to serve people. Institution\/Nation thinking wears people out. It sees people as resources to serve ‘our’ expansion. It will sacrifice people (made in God’s image to live eternally with him) to preserve abstract temporary entities. It uses people to serve structures. Kingdom thinking is about God and his mission. Institution\/Nation thinking is about us and our success” (Dan Bouchelle, “Kingdom Thinking vs. Institution and Nation Thinking” (blog), Mission Resource Network, June 8, 2021, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mrnet.org\/blog-db-1\/2021\/6\/8-9nlyl\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.mrnet.org\/blog-db-1\/2021\/6\/8-9nlyl\u003c\/a\u003e). As we look at this story, we might challenge ourselves to consider whether we have “kingdom thinking” or are too preoccupied with expanding our world system. Do we see value in the paupers, or are we too busy looking at the emperors?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ministry Pass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54024424980796,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/9874\/1564\/files\/jack-b-FwF6bJafkow-unsplash.jpg?v=1787771277","url":"https:\/\/app.ministrypass.com\/products\/kingdom-thinking","provider":"Ministry Pass","version":"1.0","type":"link"}