"MY PERSPECTIVE" ON CHURCH (de)
I was asked by a friend to give a "20 minute introduction" into my perspective of church. [-> German version]
Well... Once you have more questions than answers and no more desire to "bash the system" you feel pretty humbled when confronted with this expectation... 20 min? :o ! honestly, if i had only 3 sentences (constructive and wayleading) i would already be happy!
In the end the talk did not come to place. Yet, probably out of sheer fear the question might reappear those 3 sentences emerged into my conscious mind. If you want to have my todays minimum perspective on church, here you go:
As the King's glocal body, we ought to
- connect! This requires structures which encourage instead of limit free-flowing, God-breathed, life-giving body relationships. -> To overcome fragmentation by "loving each other".
- progress! This requires structures (and habits) which encourage collective strategy(!) building, decision making, learning, and innovation. -> To overcome repetitive religiosity by "loving God".
- serve! This requires a mindset (and structures) of blending in with the world around us, of sharing the friendship we have received, and of getting engaged with its wounds. -> To overcome ghettoism by not only "loving our neighbor", but actually "becoming our neighbor".
Now, what this means in practice - maybe you know?
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