Centrepoint
I finally went to Centrepoint Church here in Edinburgh. I met a guy at 2am and got to talking about faith and found out he'd recently discovered Christ and was attending this church that met at a movie theater in town.
Great vibe! Worship was really genuine, very warm and welcoming and had a high percentage of young people participating in the service. I got to meet some of the staff at the end and connected immediately. In fact, Tim Dilena, a pastor in Detroit whom my home church has partnered with for years spoke there last month. Just some random relationships in connection.
Had some synapses firing after meeting them. I'd love to see them attend Unplugged in August, the potential for relationship with Eikon is there.
Seems like we instantly go for the differences between us in the church world, doesn't it? Didn't feel that with these guys. Really sensed a genuine interest in Eikon's ministry as well as sharing about theirs.
I know this is easy to say as I'm leaving, so I'm talking to myself as much as anything: I've seen very little collaboration with churches in this city. There is far more that unites us than divides us. We need to be living that more amongst the greater Christian community.
posted by dcschmiddy at 3:52 PM
1 Comments:
I think that the issue is that individuals have to personally decide for themselves where they're going to "draw the line" so to speak. For some ppl, as long as a ministry believes that Jesus is God and that He's the only way to heaven, they're on board for working with them in any way shape and form. On the other hand, I know some Calvinists who would have a hard time doing any real work with non-reformed ministries. They might agree that they're Christians, but for them, reformed theology is so important, they can't really support a ministry that doesn't teach it. They believe TULIP to be true, so for them, supporting a ministry that doesn't teach that would be almost like supporting a ministry that lies, or one that at least isn't telling the whole truth.
Some Christians seem to see a lot more "grey" than others...and ultimately I think that that will determine whether or not separate churches/ministries will spend a lot of time working together or not.
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