Today we're talking all about "church people" and the wide range of ways that church people are described and perceived today. Here are some resources I hope will help you to no longer "go to church" but instead to "be church" both inside and outside of church walls.
1. the art I referenced from Scott Erickson (the chapel in an hourglass) on his Instagram account - follow Scott today!
2. Podcast: More Than Small Talk - How to be a Friend When Life Hurts
3. Podcast: Human Hope - How to Have Healthy Hard Conversations With People You Disagree With
4. Podcast: That Sounds Fun - Francis Chan
5. Podcast: Be The Bridge with Latasha Morrison
6. Be The Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation, by Latasha Morrison
7. Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People, by Nadia Bolz-Weber
8. Song: May You Find a Light, by The Brilliance
9. Song: We Are One, by Ginny Owens
10. Song: Oceans (Where Feet May Fail), by Hillsong
11. Journal prompts:
Who have been the "church people" in my life who have brought me closer to relationship with God? What did they do/say that impacted me?
Who are the "church people" who have pushed me away from relationship with God? Is there a particular instance I can remember? How can I process the pain of this experience?
How can I make my heart more hospitable to others today?
In what ways can I learn or adjust in order to love people better? Where are my potential blind spots?
As I look at my church community, how is God leading me to make us more joyful, friendly, inclusive, and spirit-filled?
PS- An anthem for Being Church, no matter whether or where we "go to church". Let's go love the world like Jesus does.
