Title for whole
season: ReLent (Five weeks
beginning February 26th): Twitter account to follow through the season: @re_lent
For our tradition
Lent is a season of repentance, which includes a) sorrow for our sin, b) trust
that God in Christ truly forgives us, and c) plans to do better. This Lent, we
"relent" from some of the ways we have failed to respond fully to
God's mission for us in the world, we trust that Christ is forgiving us and the
Spirit leading us, and we look at creative ways to do better.
For the five weeks of
Lent, we focus on key themes drawn from the tremendous little book Exponential: How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Movement:
We Multiply: Did you know a multiplying missional movement
can start with you?
We Dream: Are we dreaming God-sized dreams?
We Connect: Are you in a group that is connecting the
unconnected to God?
We Apprentice: Who has invested in you? Who can you pour
yourself into to encourage and develop a leader?
We Catalyze: Are we identifying artists to lead us and
catalyze God's mission in the world?
How will we engage these
topics during Lent? The whole congregation will hear a big picture message on
the topic on Sundays in connection with the Old Testament lesson for that
Sunday. The themes tie in surprisingly well to the OT lessons.
Then, there will be a "going deeper" time Wednesdays following our soup supper and Holden Evening Prayer. Staff
will discuss the book and topic weekly at staff meeting. Council and other
leadership team will attend ALL Sunday and Wednesday services to lock in on the
message and discuss in their committee and council meetings. We will offer a
book discussion face-to-face for the whole congregation (see details at the
beginning of Lent), as well as a Facebook group discussion.
Come get marked with
ashes on February 22nd for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the
season, and commit to full participation in these events as we challenge
ourselves to live as fully devoted Christ-followers in the real-lent world.
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