a)part of the church but on the fringe

b)from a non-academic and non book culture

c)as knowing little about the Christian faith

d)unsure of what church is all about i.e. ‘unchurched’

I reckon in church at the moment we could possibly have around 100 people who would consider themselves in one or more of these categories.

How do we cater for, support and develop these people when most in the congregation are churched, from a book culture background and maybe ‘too sure’ about their faith to such an extent that they might not be able to cope with the questioning of it. It’s a tough call.

We think we need to develop something that is flexible and relevant. Something that uses story and film. Something that allows open discussion, challenge and questions. Something that can go as deep or stay as shallow as the ‘audience’ need it to be. Something that is able to speak profoundly into 21t century technological lives. Something driven by the audience but steered by the facilitators with a complete and sole desire to see others ‘get it’.

It’s an exciting time in church and cool to be part of.