Christian Challenge at MSC

On his blog "Into the Mystic" Alex McManus (brother of Erwin, pastor of Mosaic) writes about the 4 turnings of the Spirit. These are the four major kinds of repentances that a person goes through as they become a mature follower of Christ.

 
          The four turnings are these:

1. A turning to Jesus Christ as Lord
2. A turning to some form of Christ following community
3. A turning to the Scriptures
4. A turning back to the world on mission

These turnings can happen in any order. That these can happen in any order must be emphasized. Many will belong to the community of faith for a season before ever believing in Jesus. Others will be on mission to the world before reading and centering the scripture. Some will believe in Jesus but will hesitate to identify with a Christ following community.

What do these four turnings looks like?

Do you think it's possible to do #4 before #1? It seems like we focus on #1 so much (or #2 at ChallengeMSC) that we miss out on 50%-75% of the people out there who look to the other 2 or 3.

Jake is starting a scripture study in the dorms, and I believe Chick Church has the same plan for sometime soon too. This is a great way to lead people to #3 - a turning to the Scriptures. From here, it's easier to lead them to another, then another.

What do you think about this? What can we do better?