Good point about the "exclusive" thing--it amazes me how easily we as the followers of Christ can come off quite differently than He ever came off to people. He got in a lot of trouble for befriending the wrong kind of people. We can accidentally end up resisting the very people He seemed to seek out.
One of the best (and most difficult) parts of "being church" is that we need to do it together. It's a team sport. At many points he most important thing is not being right, but helping each other be better. This article presents some helpful strategies for setting up productive church conversations.
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Agreed. It's easy to forget when the pressure is on to run all our programs.
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Thanks, Kristen.
Good point about the "exclusive" thing--it amazes me how easily we as the followers of Christ can come off quite differently than He ever came off to people. He got in a lot of trouble for befriending the wrong kind of people. We can accidentally end up resisting the very people He seemed to seek out.
Posted in: Because Jesus Didn't Die to Start a Country Club
Thanks, Kristen.
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One of the best (and most difficult) parts of "being church" is that we need to do it together. It's a team sport. At many points he most important thing is not being right, but helping each other be better. This article presents some helpful strategies for setting up productive church conversations.
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Wow...just scrolled through all of the comments here.
My mom was right--being a family is hard...but it's important.
Let's remember that.