Hello –
So far I’ve had five great small group conversations about the necessary dimensions for a rigorous church. We’ve had discussions at two Sunday Spiritual Forums and have taken time at each of our three weekly Bible Studies. The last of these planned open conversations is tomorrow night, Wednesday, at 5:30pm in the Upper Room.
Every discussion so far has been deep and rich. It truly feels to me like these conversations are opening us up to new and compelling possibilities for us as a community.
One frequent request is that I write these six dimensions down. People have suggested I create a one sheet or an image to help make it memorable. I love to do that sort of thing but in this case, it doesn’t feel right. I don’t want to do that yet because, although I’m deeply convinced of the rightness of these six, the exact nature of each is still something I’m discovering, and discovering in depth, when I’m with conversation with you all.
Although, thanks to conversation with you, I have discovered a single word for each of the six dimensions, I always present these six words with the caveat that they only indicate something far greater than any one word can capture.
This teaching of ‘the six necessary dimensions of a rigorous church’ will come out again and again, I am sure. But now is the time to experience it as it emerges fresh in our community. I hope you’ll join us tomorrow night at 5:30 in the Upper Room.
Blessings,
Christopher
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