These are very scattered and random thoughts. Please add to them:
I love flowers. I love taking their pictures. I hate caring for them. I would rather have silk ones. But live ones are so beautiful.
The Quest:
Could it be a place for small groups to gather. My vision right now is a place set up with small tables and booths. Coffee, smoothies, and snacks. Maybe an outline for discussion, or a topic and some corresponding verses are on the tables. As small groups you explore the verses. Then there is a short discussion as a whole and then time to sing your heart out. I know its not perfect, but what if?
I think that we tried to emphasize being different so much that we got away from the main purpose...God, seeking a relationship with Him. I don't think that it is that important to be different from a church service. What matters is that we were drawing people from all different walks of life, and they found a place to call their own.
What if people could bring their instruments for a jam session. Open mike. Again, a reason to gather.
My hearts cry right now is to reach out to people who are displaced by 'church'. The Quest drew people who didn't fit in anywhere else. Sometimes it was hard to love them, but it is our calling. Look who Jesus hung out with...
What if we did it at someone's house every once in a while? A cook out. A bonfire. Some singing. This is a great way to create community. People have fun and are relaxed in this type of setting. Its more personal, more close-knit. I would be willing to host.
What if we let other people interested in leading worship lead. I love Joey, but I think every week wears him out. Maybe once a month we could allow someone else to take the reigns. Something that I learned at our church is that it doesn't matter what the person up front is like. Whether they can sing or not, whether they are keeping a beat, etc, but it is my attitude of worship. We might not have the best people once in a while, but its our outlook and us focusing on God instead of the person upfront.
I think that we need to make it less about the event and more about community. More about caring and praying for each other. More about loving each other through it all. More about hanging out and laughing. More about providing a place to meet others and catch up with each other.
We need to exist to bring people on all walks of life together for a common purpose. To find others to walk with them on their path to Christ. The journey is not easy, but at least they will know other travelers.
Respond!! I want your ideas too! We need to get this rolling, the Quest needs to exist in some form!
3 comments:
I have to agree with some things that you said. I think i remember Craig talking about a community and the church as one. it seem like now that we don't have the quest anymore one part of the chch community is gone.
I agree with you that we need to have something even if it wasn't every week. it could be once a month or every other week. I agree that something needs to happen. Alot of people that came with me have gone away to college but some haven't and i know one person inparticluar that was going to the quest and is still around but now she won't even attend our college sundya school. i feel like Quest was all the Godly thing she got out of the week. now she isn't getting anything.
I'll start praying that something will happen with this is in the next few months. keep me posted!
Awesome!! Prayer is the first step!! Thanks Jess.
yep, i agree.
maybe we should stop and pray and do.
Maybe a rest has been good?
maybe it's given us time to see what we had and ask if it (The Quest) was worth it? or closer to home, what am I willing to do to make something work? As a generation, way, way, (dare i say way again) too much has been given to us instead of us fighting and dying for something that is real and important. everything is open, people are starving for connection, for community, for the reality and power of Jesus in their lives..... the ball is definately in our court.
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