What I Want Part :: 6

What do I want in a church?

I know what I don’t want, and from that observation I do know what I do want:

I want to hear the meta-narrative, the Kingdom of God, being preached from someone who studied the bible with persistence.

I want to worship in response to that Revelation.

I want to pray with and for God-hearers and God-doers.

That is want I want. I really don’t care if it is in a Cathedral or a storefront. I don’t care if it is across the street or across town. It does not matter that much to me if the teacher is ordained, wearing a robe, in blue jeans, young or old. I really have no preference concerning the size of the church or the style of the service. What I want it to hear from God and gather with people who share that hunger. I want to see young people and old people, but real people. I want to be with people of different colors and cultures, but with a common craving for the heart of God.

I want to hear the Word, I want to worship and I want to do it with a community that takes both seriously.

I know what I want.

Is this what you want?