January 25 Godsend Gathering at St. Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis
January 25 Godsend Gathering at St. Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis
Many people are spiritually curious, but church is not on their radar screen. They didn’t grow up going to church, they’ve heard negative things about Christians, or they’ve had bad church experiences. It’s important for faith communities to have spiritual pathways for these neighbors. Most of them will involve meeting people where they are, meaning where they live, work, and play.
On Saturday, January 25 anyone interested is invited to gather at St. Mark’s Cathedral from 10 am to 3 pm to hear the Rev. Dr. Michael Moynagh, theologian of the Fresh Expressions movement in the UK, speak. He will be sharing what he and others in the Church of England have learned these last twenty years as they’ve engaged in all kinds of experiments to learn how to love and share Jesus with neighbors who don’t go to church.
On January 25 participants will experience something called “Soul Space”, a worship experience for those outside the institutional church recently developed in the UK, and learn more about “the Missional Journey of Fresh Expressions,” a pathway for those seeking to form what the Episcopal Church in Minnesota is calling “New Christian Communities” (formerly known as “Fresh Expressions”). Mike will focus on material found in his book Godsend: A Handbook for Christian Communities.
It's strongly recommended that you attend the January 25 Godsend gathering in person,
but if not it is available via livestream on the ECMN Facebook page at
https://boxcast.tv/view/ecmn-godsend-gathering-with-the-rev-dr-michael-moyna-
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An agenda for the Saturday, January 25 gathering may be found here. Parking at the cathedral is free, and paid parking is available in the Walker Art Museum lot.
The week following January 25 Mike and Episcopal Canon for Vitality and Innovation, Blair Pogue, will be traveling around the state meeting with groups of Episcopalians who want to continue the conversation. Anyone interested is welcome to attend these sessions. The dates, times, and places of Mike's visits may be found here.