Wading into the CrossCurrent: Part 2
As we get closer to launching our monthly gatherings starting in September (we will launch weekly gatherings in January), we are going to be strategically involved in the community of mission. From doing a free BBQ in the Junction to volunteering at the Mission Folk Music Festival (along with many other things), we intend on putting ourselves in the middle of culture as a means of putting our second core value into practice: Passionate Spirituality.
When we say spirituality, the tendency could be to think of church, singing or God; this isn’t what we mean. We believe that our spirituality needs to permeate our whole lives – and it needs to be passionate. There is so much spirituality in the world these days that it doesn’t work to just tell people we love Jesus. There are many people who are more passionate about worshipping rocks than some Christians who say they worship Jesus. If we are passionate about our love for Jesus, others will see it and it will be contagious. We don’t think that it’s possible to compartmentalize Jesus into the subcategories of “Church” and “The rest of my life”. Either Jesus is the boss of our whole lives…or he isn’t boss at all.
The collective gathering that takes place on Sunday is vital for passionate spirituality to take place. There is a huge element of encouragement that takes place and should never be compromised. However, being the church can’t end as soon as we walk out the church doors. Sunday serves as a catalyst for the rest of the week; it’s a type of “re-sending” each week. We get re-sent into the culture as missionaries (Core Value #1) to passionately live out our Spirituality (Core Value #2) in the midst of the culture, not apart from it.
The days of putting on a good “show” and sitting quietly, waiting for people to come to church are gone. We have to go to them. It’s a messy place to live, but this is The CrossCurrent – where life is meant to be lived.
Dream Huge!
