Totally inspired by Lyn and her family today. Energy to raise 3 disabled / challenged children, fight homophobia and still run a youth club, setting up youth drop in. Youth club is more than that, it is church.
And still she feels it necessary to seek formal accreditation to really create church. So even when the Where and Who are sorted, and the Why is clear it is really tough for lay people to lead meaningful new forms of church.
How can we release people to go and make church alive?
Also today I met 2 incredibly competent trainers of senior leaders who, of course, their local church has snapped up to take on roles. But they too are frustrated and want to build church which is meaningful for their generation, not even never-churched people, but church folk who are hanging on by their finger tips.
I know I am not alone. I am beginning to see that maybe with my work I am uniquely placed to connect all these people. Maybe God has brought a community to me and we can muddle through together.
Looks like time to call on the trusty Moxon and Street.
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