We cannot and must not remain rootless people or rootless churches.
Christ needed water from the earth, food from the ground, education from
his elders; yet we too often experience church as an organization that
has absolutely no need for its surrounding community or area. It is too
often an appendage, something slightly apart and independent, not
needing the neighboring culture in order to survive. To admit our need
as a church, our dependence on our host culture, is a risk. Yet like
Christ we must take this risk of interdependence, this risk of being
born, this risk of life.
Kester Brewin
Signs of Emergence
No comments:
Post a Comment