“Building a House”
Brothers and sisters:
You are no longer strangers and sojourners,
but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones
and members of the household of God,
built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets,
with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone.
Through him the whole structure is held together
and grows into a temple sacred in the Lord;
in him you also are being built together
into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Leaders in the church are afraid the church is “dying”, but why not think about it as the church being reborn. The institution is dying–it is dying because like all institutions it has sought to take care of itself, to preserve itself, and it has become destructive to so many people. The leaders are more concerned about their well being then they are about people in general. When I was a pastor in a mainline church I too was concerned about membership etc, but primarily because I was concerned about my economic well being–but now I see ministry as serving Jesus, living simply, being about the business of the Kingdom. When you strip your priorities and see Jesus the church looks differently–it is people serving God, and being about the business of God. Last night I was in church–serving the meal in the Castro. I will be in church this afternoon and night–serving people in the Haight and on Polk. The body of Christ is present when it reflects Christ, when it serves him. It is not about a building, but about people.
Cooked and served meal last night, Came home and went to bed–totally exhausted after discussion with my visitors and it was a long day. Deo Gratis! Thanks be to Go
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