The Other Reason…
I want to practice my spirituality with other believers in a more natural way.
As I say that I realize how ridiculous it must sound. There is nothing more “natural” to most people, than organizing believers into programs of spirituality that happen at a central location at the same time each week. I have friends who are pastors for whom it is their very nature to build strong organizations of highly organized ministry programs to build believers. Praise God for them.
BUT I’M NOT ONE OF THEM. I AM NOT “MOST” PEOPLE.
And most people who know me would agree with that.
So what to do?
Do what comes natural to me. Begin to meet with believers in homes, parks, coffee shops, other churches, clubhouses, wildlife reserves, even the mall. And do what comes natural to us – worship, pray, converse, and love God and each other.
This in no way means that I want to do something disorganized. Not at all. I just want to focus on the organizational strategy being far more organic and noninstitutionalized.
In fact, I predict that many who come to do Soma will eventually desire the more Organized Church, or may have seasons of each. How cool is that?
Currently we are spending the next couple of years moving weekly through every story in Mark harmonized with the other gospels.
So natural for me is: Just Jesus, everywhere I can go.
Let me know if you want to go.
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I love these. I want to walk through mark with you guys.