Celebrating Diversity
People are different. When Jesus prayed that we would be one, he didn’t mean that we all be the same, think the same, agree with one another, or do the same things. We believe He was wanting his church to be together in the midst of our diversity.
We are learning to appreciate and celebrate the differences in people, in their passions, approaches, understanding of God, learning styles, maturity, perspectives and opinions. These differences keep us all learning and growing as we have our opinions and perspectives shaped and challenged by others. It isn’t the easy route, but we think it is the Jesus route, and brings a richness to our shared life together.
For example, we can all agree that we want to connect more deeply with God. Some find that soaking prayer or prayer ministry helps them to go deeper, others find worship, or silence, or retreats and contemplative prayer, others use liturgy or set prayers. All these kinds of people are part of Community Church and bring a depth and variety to the spiritual life in our community (of course, not without tensions on days!).