Five Things I Dig About Jesus

June 22, 2007 by · 3 Comments
Filed under: Religion 

(I got tagged by Quotidian Grace.)

The Rules:

(a) Those tagged will share “Five Things They Dig About Jesus”.
(b) Those tagged will tag 5 people.
(c) Those tagged will leave a link to their meme in the comments section of
this post so everyone can keep track of what’s being posted.

Here are my five:

1.  Jesus’ main message was love – Love for God, Love for Each Other.  This message drives everything else.

2.  Jesus spent much of his time working amongst the “least of these”.  I’m a big fan of the underdog (as I said here).

3.  Jesus felt that the individual was more important than the group, even though we are expected to be a group.  (Matthew 18:12-14)

4.  Jesus spoke Truth to Power.

5.  Jesus gave us the Happy Ending.

Now I get to tag some people.

Classical Presbyterian
Bayou Christian
The Church Geek
Pomomusings
Small World Big Church

Have a nice weekend!

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Reconnecting with Faith – one at a time

February 22, 2007 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Church New Member Process, Religion 

I have a co-worker who wanted to attend the Reconnecting with Faith – Finding Your Home retreat in January.  Unfortunately, she couldn’t afford an entire weekend away from home.

So I’m giving her the “Home Game” version of the retreat over several lunches.  In the interest of confidentiality I can’t reveal much about her story and situation.

I will say that she is currently churched but looking for another congregation, possibly in a different denomination from her current church.

I’ll let you know how it goes at the end.  If this works, we might be able to turn the retreat into a program that can be used by churches with individuals or small groups over time.  The key to making it work is a willingness to let go and drop the assumption that ONE particular congregation, denomination, or even faith tradition is right for everybody.  You may believe that there is one right faith, but simply being insistent about it to a sojourner is more likely to backfire than build a disciple.  Slow and gentle is the way to go.  If you really are right about your choice, they will come around and agree.

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