Resurrection Life

Blogging on Minnekon

Adam Moore is blogging about the Minnekon experience here

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From Meta's blog:

I don't want to go to a church where everyone ha...:

I don't want to go to a church where everyone has it all figured out. I don't want to worship with people who are always trying to make me perky and on fire for Christ. Sometimes I'm broken and sad...and I need for that to be okay in God's house. I want to be in Christian community with all kinds of people. People who are constantly discovering and questioning, learning and becoming.

I seek a place where there are no labels: pagan...unchurched...dechurched...seeker...member...

What are you searching for?

I am becoming Christian, becoming Church, becoming saved every day. Faith is not a ladder and I cannot mark my progress. But I sing and listen and pray and pass the peace of the Lord with those I meet, knowing that the Spirit will continue to work in my heart and life.

I care little about church growth and building plans...probably because I'm a young and naive seminarian. I care much about the Body coming together to support each other and to change the world according to God's plan and will. And I believe it can happen - that it does every day. Faith happens in the little things and defining moments of our lives. May the Spirit make you bold to offer prayerful comfort or a safe place for questioning in times of chaos and despair. May you welcome people to your parish with open arms, and the knowledge that new sheep may change or challenge your comfort zone.

"As Christians applying ourselves to the problem of changing the church, we must first believe that change is both necessary and possible. For many in the church, change is neither. Either their faith is settled, the Scriptures are clear and closed, their minds an eternal, spotless sunshine, or the task is simply too great, the institution too large and the energy required too massive for change to be thought achievable." - Kester Brewin

While it is easier to keep church cozy and comfortable, we are sent out into the world. And the world is a messy place. We are called to live as the Body without specifying insiders/outsiders, us/them or using a pity, 'let's fix 'em up' tone. The next time you welcome a visitor to worship, greet them without expectation or agenda...knowing that God might be using them to challenge you in ways you cannot predict or control. Dare to become. To join the process and live your new life in Christ as a journey.

For more from Kester Brewin or others becoming, visit www.emergingchurch.info. Click on 'beginners guide' on the rightside column and read the stories of others on the journey. May they inspire you to experience worship in a new way and realize your role in the Body as active.

The Emerging Church is a spiritual attitude (not a denomination) and is represented in many different forms all over the world. They share a passion for becoming and living in community.

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View From The Basement

Another good blog from a Soliton folk

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Some other soliton blog comments

Another Soliton participant's take on the weekend
And another

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