My supervisor is having me read a book called “Think Orange: Imagine the Impact When Church and Family Collide.” So far, it’s been pretty good. In the first couple pages, the author (Reggie Joiner) says “Multiple expressions of the church are important in communicating God’s story to a diverse culture.” This statement really struck me. In the back of my mind, I’ve always thought there was a problem with all the demoninations–like the perfect situation would be one denomination–one Church. I think that is still somewhat true, but maybe different churches have different purposes. When YL people criticize the church, and church people criticize YL people, maybe they have different roles. Maybe there’s not a problem with all megachurches. Maybe they reach a certain group better than another type of church would. What do you think?
I look forward to finding out more about my new church, Woodmen Valley Chapel in Colorado (woodmenvalley.org). I’m excited to learn how they incoporate the family into their church, and why and how they do ministry the way they do. In the meantime, I’m on a great team in Student Ministries.
That’s interesting. I wrestle with the same tension. I think you are on to something though. I have friends who try to do urban ministry but just don’t click. But they are way better than I am at doing ministry in more affluent, Ivy League settings. I think we need to be versatile in some ways (after all, Jesus was) but He has given us circles of influence and understandings of those cultures for a reason.
Excited to hear about your adventures and all the rad things God has in store for you bro