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Hello there!
This is a blog open to all who wish to participate. It is part personal, part exploratory, all participatory! Christian, non-christian, non-believer I don't care. I want a real melting pot of contribution for discussion. I hope you all feel welcome even though much of the discussion will be God or church related. I want your opinions on the things we say here too! You see, I have really found that lately God is working on me in the area of church. I am a worship leader as a part timer. A sales guy, husband, dad golfer extraordinaire! I am wondering if we are making a difference? Is what we do on Sunday mornings really bringing life change? When we say "come as you are" do we really mean that other than the kind of clothes you have on? When is the last time you heard someone lay out their problems in church and the news of it not beat them out the door? I am a "contemporary guy". GenX 'er. Or maybe on the front end of it (I am 31). Which probably means I think I am cooler than I am. That younger people take pity on me and older people think I need to grow up and stop wearing ratty jeans and tee shirts as my business casual attire! This is the beginning of what X-ALT is. I want to exalt God in all I do. This generation is different. Full of Gen X'ers like me, older and younger people looking for something different from life and in US! This world is full of ALTernative life styles and alternative needs. Are we as a church giving ALTernative church experiences other than what they grew up and ran away from? In certain cases yes, but for the majority, they see the same old thing wrapped up in different "clothes" or settings. You will find that I love all the new trends and technology of church but I want to see what else we can do with these things to reach people. Are these things alone reaching people or is there something more we need to do? Are relationships being lost and devalued? Let's live a bit together and see if we can be revolutionary in our world and in our church! Talk to you soon
jw