Here in the Northwest I serve a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation that recently celebrated its centennial year. The church is made up of good, generous people who care deeply about one another.
And like many older, established mainline congregations we are struggling.
We are not standing still. We’ve taken first steps. We’re engaged in difficult conversations about who we are and who God may be calling us to be. We’ve taken to saying regularly that very scary word, “change.” And not just rearranging the deck chairs, but the challenge of transformation.
Despite our struggles there are glimmers of hope, amazing moments that reveal God’s Spirit working among us.
So what’s this blog for?
I’m not sure yet. A travel log of our journey? A place to muse? An opportunity to question and explore? To seek wisdom?
We shall see.
