For those of you interested in me defining church...
Firstly have a look at the first and last posts for August.
Secondly I am keen to do 4 church type things as a Xn (1) individual devotions (2) something with my wife (3) some kind of small group thing (4) some kind of large congregation gathering. The first 3 are usually easy to organise the 4th one (what people typically call church - and what I struggle with - hence the blog title) is what I am looking to be a part of. Sadly although I am in my new suburb for nearly a month with day of moving, a trip to Sydney (2 weekends) and a trip down south to play at a festival (this weekend) I am still more than a week away from surfing my first church.
The number 4 type church is important to me because I like the idea of a more established larger organistaion being part of my faith. It is important for my radical ideas to influence the wider Xn community and for their ideas to temper mine or perhaps push me in new directions. I think that we would have a lot to offer each other. I don't want to lament the death of (or decreasing importance of church in our society) with out having been a real part of trying to turn that around. Also I don't want to lose all the tradition and knowledge that comes from established faiths just because it is easier to go off and do something new.
As for a definition... I'll leave that up to you.
Firstly have a look at the first and last posts for August.
Secondly I am keen to do 4 church type things as a Xn (1) individual devotions (2) something with my wife (3) some kind of small group thing (4) some kind of large congregation gathering. The first 3 are usually easy to organise the 4th one (what people typically call church - and what I struggle with - hence the blog title) is what I am looking to be a part of. Sadly although I am in my new suburb for nearly a month with day of moving, a trip to Sydney (2 weekends) and a trip down south to play at a festival (this weekend) I am still more than a week away from surfing my first church.
The number 4 type church is important to me because I like the idea of a more established larger organistaion being part of my faith. It is important for my radical ideas to influence the wider Xn community and for their ideas to temper mine or perhaps push me in new directions. I think that we would have a lot to offer each other. I don't want to lament the death of (or decreasing importance of church in our society) with out having been a real part of trying to turn that around. Also I don't want to lose all the tradition and knowledge that comes from established faiths just because it is easier to go off and do something new.
As for a definition... I'll leave that up to you.
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