Elvis was big.  Then he wasn’t.  Then he engineered a comeback … and had it going on again. 

I have always rooted for the underdog.  The affinity that I have with coming from behind to overcome a seemingly insurmountable task or project runs deep.  It started with the accidental triple play that I started in Little League in 1981.  I was playing second base and accidentally caught a line drive ball that almost took my face off.  After concluding that the coach wasn’t yelling at me for catching the ball but rather to throw the ball to second base, I got it together.  I saw my part in the bigger picture of Little League Lore.  We came from behind and won.

Churches that are plateaued can experience the same thing.  They make the play yet find that they could have done more and made a bigger impact.

The bigger impact is making more fully devoted followers of Christ for God’s glory.  It’s the purpose of His church.

I believe that churches can come from behind and start being more effective.  This is not to say that the local church has not or is not being effective.  It is to say that making disciples is a group effort and requires being intentional.  Accidentally growing up in Christ isn’t good enough.  God’s people must be all about the Great Commandment (Loving God & Loving People) as well as the Great Commission (making more and better disciples).

It’s what Comeback Churches are after.  Intentionally.

The next several conversation points will be about the varied dimensions of the Church: what it is, who it is, why it is and where it is.

We’ll also take a look at some provocative questions, i.e.  Can Satan harm the church?

Click in the top left corner of this blog to link over to the new sermon series entitled Boomerang: Adventures of the Comeback Church.

At Mount Auburn Christian Church, we’re going to have it going on again.  It’s time to engineer a comeback baby … for the glory of God.