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Sunday, January 22, 2012

“What’s a ‘Son of David’ to me?”

A blind man … began to shout, “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.” — Mark 10:47 (NIV)

I’ve Been Thinking …

… about housecleaning – in Christianity. This week I’ve been going daily to St. Catharines to help clean out and downsize my parents’ 2-bedroom condo. Many good things are being passed on to children and grandchildren. Many other things are sorted, discarded, and delivered to a Christian charity shop.
Does this kind of housecleaning happen in the family of faith? YES. “Every five hundred years, the church cleans out its attic and has a giant rummage sale …
We are living in such a time. A time of dizzying upheaval and hopeful promise.”
There is a new kind of Christianity being born – lower denominational boundaries coupled with higher spirituality and closer friendship with Jesus. I want to tell you about it – and start us all thinking about how Wellington Square can continue to stay ‘ahead of the curve,’ and be effective in helping spiritually hungry people in our city.
I hope to share some of that at our Congregational Meeting on Tuesday, January 31st. Our gatherings of this faith family have been pretty good lately. Interesting and productive. There has always been some fun to it; you meet new people, you learn something, you feel an increased sense of comfortable belonging.
Next week’s topics will include contracted staff replacements (for spring/summer) when I’m on sabbatical after Easter (and possibly longer). Of course we’ll discuss budgets and finances, the progress we made this year, and further growth to support the needs of this evolving congregation.
And I hope to share with you some future directions in spirituality in our culture – how Christianity is changing, and why. So please give yourself a unique experience as we join together as Jesus’ team on Tuesday, January 31st at 7pm.
As you read this, I’m travelling toward a week of church leaders’ conferences and networking. I’ll be bunking with ministers from London and Vancouver, and then a Reformed Church pastor in NYC. Hoping I learn lots, and come back full of ideas and inspiration to share with you, and help continue to transition our church for the exciting future ahead.
Blessings & Peace … ORVILLE

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