So about this idea of having a worshipful community gathering at the park that is in addition to the potlucks. Let's share ideas for it on this blog if y'all want.
Here's what I was thinking: We wouldn't want it to suck. How can we make that not happen?
We could have an offering box, where people could give money, clothes, toiletries, sleeping bags, cigarettes, food or whatever they'd like to share. Then somebody could distribute it to people who need it. Like people who need help paying the bills in their house could get some of the money, as well as people who are just broke.
Communion with real wine, and Blue Baker bread. Or malt liquor if we really want people to come.
Tyler hates music, so no music. Unless it's wildly original. Or we could have music just to make Tyler mad.
And what about the folks who just speak spanish? Could we make it bilingual?
We could have people bring a teaching, but if somebody talks longer than 5 minutes I'll probably want to kill myself. I can imagine that we'll have to do something to keep people from thinking "It must be such a pleasure for people to hear me blather on for hours in spiritual jargon so I'll just keep going!" and I'd be in the back trying to drink poison. But it would be cool, as long as we can guarantee that every teaching would be mind-bendingly simple and beautiful. Just kidding, but that would be nice. Maybe if John gives the teaching every time.
Also, we could set up a confession booth in the bathrooms at the park, where the confessor sits on the commode and the confessee sits on the sink. What do y'all think?
In addition, are we going to pray to Mary?
JK LOL but seriously are we?
Let's get together with Lenni and Linda and E and Leon and Lauren and other potluck people and everyone else who would be interested and talk about it.
I love the idea of a church where the offering only goes to people who need it, a church where there's no overhead.
What do y'all think?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
What if instead of a time for teaching or preaching, there was an "open mic" for people to share what God has been teaching them or doing in their lives. Either encouraging testimony, or perhaps sharing some struggles they've been going through that they need prayer or more tangible support (money, physical items, etc.) for. I've found that I've learned more from seeing God act in other's lives than I'll ever learn from a pre-planned sermon.
-Krystal
that sounds good. Would people have to say on the mic if they weren't doing well? How would we know who needed the money/stuff the most? Maybe we could make everyone (everyone) fill out a sheet with their needs and everyone who wrote money we could ask them about it.. ?
i really like the open-mic idea... make people be as brief as possible maybe.. this seems cool as far as that.. Col 3:16- Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
teaching, admonishing, psalms, hymns, spiritual songs. (sorry about the last three, tyler, we can omit them. :)
PS the confession booth sounds awesome!!! :D :D it's cool that confession instead of prostitution would be going on there...
good ideas!!!
Post a Comment