tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717396163137764835.post2903365471813097427..comments2023-06-18T02:23:00.732-07:00Comments on Preaching with a Pint: Where to begin...Rev. Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14797834091841983195noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717396163137764835.post-4288835597537637332009-05-15T05:33:00.000-07:002009-05-15T05:33:00.000-07:00Finally - good work Karran!
Never thought I'd hea...Finally - good work Karran!<br /><br />Never thought I'd hear a definition of preaching's role within an ecclesiological context described as "sexy"!<br /><br />I’ve been thinking about this a bit since I sat in on a talk by the head of Channel 4 at the Assembly. He spoke about the increasing choice everyone has in terms of media. Nobody has to sit and ‘put up with’ whatever’s on the telly anymore. You can choose from thousands of channels and programmes, watch them when you like etc. You can choose to read only newspapers (and blogs) etc that agree with your point of view. Society is becoming increasingly fragmented, and that’s dangerous. <br /> <br />I think that in a world of ‘alternative’ groups, the church is called to be subversively inclusive, by being a community that's comfortable in its diversity. The body of Christ has different parts, right? So we need to be a community that values and learns from our differences, as well as our similarities.<br /><br /> Some might just call this another ‘alternative’. If so - bring it on baby!Louise Polhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804473531497683831noreply@blogger.com