Today in class we began by hearing from each class member why they are in the class, in seminary, and why they think they are in the world. I have learned over the past year that one's fellow classmates contribute to the overall experience of the course as much as the readings, professor, and work. I think this will be a good group.
In discussing the "mission" of a particular church body, Ryan spoke briefly about hospitality and how he found that many of the on-the-edge congregations he studied considered hospitality to be the gospel, not just a means to share the gospel with people. Inviting people into one's home, eating with them, and loving them is the gospel acted out. Learning about the historical, I would say prophetic, practice of hospitality is one of the things that catalyzed my thinking on vibrant, Kingdom-establishing community.
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