Voxology Embracing Weakness and Hospitality: Redefining Church Community (Exile Series)
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Nov 25, 2024 Explore the nuances of choosing a church and the vital role community plays in authentic worship. Delve into the importance of embracing diversity and disagreement for growth within faith settings. Discover how relational dynamics can redefine church participation, moving away from passive attendance to active engagement. Listen as they discuss the significance of humility, vulnerability, and building communities that prioritize love and acceptance. It's a conversation that emphasizes the need for hospitality and genuine connections in fostering a healthy church environment.
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Choosing a Church
- Prioritize community, power dynamics, and authenticity over charismatic teaching or doctrinal agreement when choosing a church.
- Look for churches that challenge your beliefs and encourage mutual participation, not just validation.
Liturgy of Politics vs. Lord's Supper
- Churches focused on cultural wars, fear-mongering, or demonizing others operate by a "liturgy of politics" rather than a "liturgy of the Lord's Supper".
- These churches prioritize power, grievance, and exclusion over hospitality, mutuality, and belonging.
Embracing the Lord's Supper
- The "liturgy of the Lord's Supper" prioritizes hospitality, mutuality, and belonging, welcoming strangers and fostering co-learning.
- Churches should emphasize humility, dependence, and weakness, sharing power and prioritizing reconciliation and justice.