A friend has been challenging my thinking lately. He is part of a church that is re-organizing and trying to reach out in new and meaningful ways to his community. Amid all the questions of "How will we...?" and "What will we...?" he is challenging church members with the question "Are we ready to...?"
Are we ready to see things drastically different from what we have always known?
Are we ready to see a great influx of new faces, cultures, backgrounds?
Are we ready to accept folks as they are while we lovingly show them what God wants them to be?
Are we ready to reach out to those everyone else misunderstands and wishes "would just go away"?
Are we ready to accept the skateboarders as a ministry opportunity instead of a nuisance?
Are we ready to grow?
These are great questions. Ones that should be asked and must be answered. One cannot assume that everyone will come to the same conclusion on these matters. But, as a church seeks to reach out to its community, they are necessary questions to be asking.
So now I am asking them of myself! Some of the answers I already have; some I am still working on answering.
What other questions might be asked in this context? Are we ready to . . .
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