Wondering Aloud On A Wednesday Afternoon
I wonder what would happen in a church if for 365 days her key leaders did nothing but did life with 3 or 4 others? They would worship together, they would get together once a week to eat and ask each other hard, vulnerable, raw questions, and they had 1 ministry they poured into? Ministry being defined as serving others in the name of Jesus. Could be inside or outside the church walls but just 1.
I wonder what would happen if we did that at Western Hills?
I’m not ready to pull the trigger on the idea yet. Just thinking out loud – which is risky in doing, especially with a ‘live studio congregation.’
People here aren’t all that different than people there. Generally speaking, we are frazzled, hurried, hassled, irritated, running around from one event to the next. There is no rhythm with Christ. It’s sports, kids, work. The activity was supposed to make us better, more productive, happier but it’s having the exact opposite effect.
The question I wrestle with is this – what are we saying in our role as a spiritual voice in the middle of this? What are elevating as ‘right’ and ‘good’ – not just with our words but our calendar, our pace? Are we making it easier for people to listen and respond to the Spirit?
No answers coming clear today.
5 Responses to “Wondering Aloud On A Wednesday Afternoon”
and could you give a sampling of these kinds of hard, vulnerable, raw questions?
Can’t help thinking you’re on to something. Don’t let go of it.
These hard, vulnerable, raw questions…they are the questions that we don’t ever want anyone to ask us. Yet we have two or three brothers that are invested in us as we are invested in them. Together we all struggle to wrap our hearts around, and at the same time explain to the world, what is more real than the air that we breathe.
Some people would follow you pulling the trigger and taking the church outside the walls. I believe thinking about it is very important. The mission of Western Hills should follow Mark 16:15. I hope to see that day very soon at Western Hills. In the five years i have been associate with this Church. I have watch God melt a lot of hearts and minds. I have saw many good people move onto other searching areas in life. I cry Western Hills. We have a great location with the new high school being plan on the Northwest side of Auburn. I pray God will help us pull the trigger and move forward.
In Christ
Dave & Barbara Hitchcock
Some people would follow you pulling the trigger and taking the church outside the walls. I believe thinking about it is very important. The mission of Western Hills should follow Mark 16:15. I hope to see that day very soon at Western Hills. In the five years i have been associate with this Church. I have watch God melt a lot of hearts and minds. I have saw many good people move onto other searching areas in life. I cry Western Hills. We have a great location with the new high school being plan on the Northwest side of Auburn. I pray God will help us pull the trigger and move forward.
In Christ
Dave & Barbara Hitchcock