Ian writes on his blog about new mysticism. He draws out some vital points that I believe are central to continuing, or developing new, Christian community in our culture.

I believe for a long time the church has been in the position of answering the questions that no one has been asking. The church has been trying to answer questions of faith through attempting to prove Christianity against other religions or attempting to show that the resurrection factually happened. I believe for a long time people have not really been bothered about this rational facts.

From conversations I have had on trains, with friends and particularly at Mind Body Spirit fairs it would appear Ian is correct. People want to know, quite bluntly, ‘does it work’? To answer that question we need to shift from our factual sermons, courses and conferences and give space for dialogue, space to question and space to explore.

Thanks Ian for getting me thinking again.