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Flash Mob Ministry: A New Model for Instant Church

By Christian Piatt
 Neil Mockford/FilmMagic
Britain's Got Talent - Flashmob at Trafalgar Square in March. Neil Mockford/FilmMagic
Aug 8, 2012
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Right there, in the middle of piles of fried chicken and biscuits, campers broke out in song, complete with choreography. Suffice it to say it’s simple enough and cumulative in its themes so that pretty much anyone can get the idea within a verse or two.

We keep talking about the changing face of church and how ministry is going to look different going forward; what if this is it? Not that I expect this is “the” model for how to do church from here forward, but there’s something to this “flash mob” concept, breaking out spontaneously into something that draws others in, right here, right now, where we are.

But we might get weird looks. We might even get in trouble.

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Britain's Got Talent - Flashmob at Trafalgar Square in March. Neil Mockford/FilmMagic
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