I just got back from an Easter Egg Hunt at a friend's house. They invited their neighbors to a really great party with brunch, egg hunting, coloring, door prizes and the Easter story. It was so neat to see the effort they put into creating an event where they could build relationships with their neighbors and share the story of Jesus in a non-threatening way.
A lot of churches, ours included, do big Easter Egg Hunt events. They invite hundreds of church and community members to come out to do the same thing that we did at my friend's house. The church builds bridges to the community, and people hear the real Easter story of Christ's death and resurrection.
Both are good. Both serve their purposes. But I can't help but to wonder how much more effective we could be in ministering to others by taking these events back into our neighborhoods. What if churches trained and equipped people to do Easter Egg hunts on a small scale in their own neighborhoods? Through personal relationships and the intimacy a home provides, the gospel may be sown on more fertile ground.
Ditto for VBS and Fall/Halloween alternatives!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
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1 comments:
well it looks like you're back, too :-)
Sometimes I wonder if the "church" isn't just a little too preoccupied with getting "the world" into "church" when the focus should be on the reverse - getting "the church" into "the world."
Whether you call it missional, or relational, or WHATEVER... I think that our focus needs to be adjusted once in a while. I enjoyed reading about your experience. And I agree 100%.
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