Comments on: From The Trenches: Three Village Church http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/ Beyond Race and Class Issues In a Consumer Church Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:02:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Karyn Hanson http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/comment-page-1/#comment-355 Karyn Hanson Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:33:24 +0000 http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/#comment-355 Hello Matt, I have a little history that you may be interested in. I am from Stony Brook. I used to live at #1 Sand Street on the corner of Sand Street and Christian Avenue. I am in Oregon now. That was 1965 - 1972. My mom has repeatedly told me a story about a church she attended in Stony Brook. I think it was on the end of Christian Avenue away from down town. She said that in the late 60's her church decided to try to form a relationship with a nearby Black church but ran into difficulty when they tried to get the congregation to share in worship. She was very hurt by the whole event. I encourage you to continue building relationship even in small ways. There is so much to gain by losing our fear! Karyn Hanson Hello Matt,

I have a little history that you may be interested in. I am from Stony Brook. I used to live at #1 Sand Street on the corner of Sand Street and Christian Avenue. I am in Oregon now. That was 1965 – 1972. My mom has repeatedly told me a story about a church she attended in Stony Brook. I think it was on the end of Christian Avenue away from down town. She said that in the late 60’s her church decided to try to form a relationship with a nearby Black church but ran into difficulty when they tried to get the congregation to share in worship. She was very hurt by the whole event. I encourage you to continue building relationship even in small ways. There is so much to gain by losing our fear!
Karyn Hanson

]]> By: Paul Louis Metzger http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Paul Louis Metzger Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:42:07 +0000 http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/#comment-278 Hello, Matt. Thank you for sharing with us about how God is leading you and your church to develop friendships and partnerships with your brothers and sisters at the AME Church in your town. Your wake-up call reminds me of what Richard Twiss said in his endorsement for "Consuming Jesus." Those of us from the dominant culture need to move beyond treating people from diverse ethnic backgrounds as our ministry targets and objects. Ministry should flow out of community where we experience give-and-take, reciprocity, equality, and shared need. Thank you for your honesty, humility, and intentionality. Please stay connected with us. Paul Hello, Matt. Thank you for sharing with us about how God is leading you and your church to develop friendships and partnerships with your brothers and sisters at the AME Church in your town. Your wake-up call reminds me of what Richard Twiss said in his endorsement for “Consuming Jesus.” Those of us from the dominant culture need to move beyond treating people from diverse ethnic backgrounds as our ministry targets and objects. Ministry should flow out of community where we experience give-and-take, reciprocity, equality, and shared need. Thank you for your honesty, humility, and intentionality. Please stay connected with us.

Paul

]]> By: Bryan Dormaier http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Bryan Dormaier Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:51:47 +0000 http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/#comment-270 The idea that we start to relate through small events, visiting things that the church is already doing, etc. is the perfect kind of small event that helps us to build the type of real relationships that it will take to be in more diverse Christian community. I think there are similarities in when we go on trips to help other churches, or people who are less fortunate that we want to go straight to "what can we do to fix things" instead of realizing that learning to relate to those people is so vitally important to ever seeing things "fixed." The idea that we start to relate through small events, visiting things that the church is already doing, etc. is the perfect kind of small event that helps us to build the type of real relationships that it will take to be in more diverse Christian community.

I think there are similarities in when we go on trips to help other churches, or people who are less fortunate that we want to go straight to “what can we do to fix things” instead of realizing that learning to relate to those people is so vitally important to ever seeing things “fixed.”

]]> By: Kelsi http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Kelsi Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:05:33 +0000 http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/#comment-268 I think this is a reality that I and the church often overlook: All it takes is stepping across the street, extending a hand and asking a question. I often think that it must be this big, orchestrated event to "bridge the gap" or "reach out", or somehow "lure them over to my side"-- and I realize how off that is. All it takes is taking the time to care and enter into into their story. I'm encouraged by how this is happening in tangible ways in your ministry. I think this is a reality that I and the church often overlook: All it takes is stepping across the street, extending a hand and asking a question. I often think that it must be this big, orchestrated event to “bridge the gap” or “reach out”, or somehow “lure them over to my side”– and I realize how off that is. All it takes is taking the time to care and enter into into their story. I’m encouraged by how this is happening in tangible ways in your ministry.

]]> By: Nick http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Nick Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:09:16 +0000 http://consumingjesus.org/2009/01/22/from-the-trenches-three-village-church/#comment-265 I am excited to hear of this new direction for your church. I hope that it will bring to know each other better. I am excited to hear of this new direction for your church. I hope that it will bring to know each other better.

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