“𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴”
How do you engage this new group of folks who identify more with spirituality than religion?
WATCH clip below:
In this NewsNation story, we glimpse into what we already know: Millions are leaving the pews and no longer identifying with “Religion”.
Those of us in service within community ministry are already experiencing the light at the end of the tunnel. We know that we don’t need to be in a church building to help people. For many of us, we prefer not to be within the confines of a physical church building.
We go where the people are.
Increasingly they are beyond the walls of church buildings. They are at concerts, community centers, and on social media. They are in hospitals, senior living homes, hospice centers, and on college campuses.
How do you engage this new group of folks who identify more with spirituality than religion?
In the news clip, Pastor Jarrett Stevens of Soul City Church shares, “What they don’t see is that when you create a space for people to have an authentic experience…When you give them a voice – a seat at the table, they will actually not just want to be involved, but they will want to shape the church.”
That leaves us to the question: “What is The Church?”
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝘄𝗲’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂. What do you think? What is “The Church”?
Despite serving in progressive faith environments, we are not immune to people still feeling the need to compartmentalize themselves. Some are not fully comfortable showing up as their authentic selves.
What is “The Church”?
How can those of us in service within community ministry create safe space for deep belonging and authenticity?
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲,
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