Ministry Matters - "Real church" | Thousand, thousand saints attending

How can we cultivate communities that can be real church for those most in need? "Real church" by Michael Adam Beck   Perhaps Herb’s question is good for all Methodists to consider? What is real church? Herb’s mental model of church was one primarily formed in the social imaginary of the United States in the 1950’s. What if what we consider to be church has timebound, cultural accretions, that might need to be discarded or reimagined to adapt to the new missional situation? Read here

Why don't we get to know the saints better? Thousand, thousand saints attending by William McDonald   We do not travel alone. We are part of a community across time and space. It’s not just me and Jesus, but, for the very fact I walk with the Lord, I am always, simultaneously, with others. In time, we might struggle between the poles of individuality and community, sometimes tilting toward one, sometimes the other. Read here

Discovering the kingdom of God in seeds, yeast, and nets with kids this Sunday Finding faith in the small elements of worship this week