what is spirituality?...
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Matt Stone posted the below short video 'here' and asked some pertinent questions...
Do you agree with what they say? Disagree?
What do you think this is saying back to Christians?
What do you think Christ would say to them?
I guess, with this being a collection of American voices, I would have to add the question...
Does this reflect people's understanding of spirituality in the UK too?
My guess (educated from experience of conversations had) is that there's much here that resonates with the UK, so carrying a challenge to the UK 'Church' - how to make meaningful connections with people on a spiritual journey who have rejected institutional religion. How do we enable (or maybe better... how do we stop preventing) the message of Christ to break free from 'Christianity'?
Watch the video and see what you think. Feel free to add comments here or on Matt's blog!
Do you agree with what they say? Disagree?
What do you think this is saying back to Christians?
What do you think Christ would say to them?
I guess, with this being a collection of American voices, I would have to add the question...
Does this reflect people's understanding of spirituality in the UK too?
My guess (educated from experience of conversations had) is that there's much here that resonates with the UK, so carrying a challenge to the UK 'Church' - how to make meaningful connections with people on a spiritual journey who have rejected institutional religion. How do we enable (or maybe better... how do we stop preventing) the message of Christ to break free from 'Christianity'?
Watch the video and see what you think. Feel free to add comments here or on Matt's blog!
Labels: spirituality
I'm Malcolm Chamberlain
from Liverpool, United Kingdom
. I'm married with two young children and, in addition to Liverpool, have lived in Leicester (for the first 18 years of my life), York, Peshawar (Pakistan), Oxford and Walsall. I've been actively involved in the emerging church since 2001, as a founding member of Dream in Liverpool City, and coordinator of the Dream network. I'm currently engaged in research into emerging missional communities, and work as a parish priest and pioneer minister.
