NCD Stories from Pittsburgh Presbytery
At our recent NCD conference we took some time to chronicle some of the NCD stories that are happening around the PC(USA). This video is about the journey of a church, Open Door, in Pittsburgh Presbytery.
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Great phrases in this clip:
“permission to fail… to try new things… to (have) new adventures”
“trusting God more” little by little… “the journey is part of the process” of new church development
“We’re into all kinds of stuff we never imagined we’d be into.”
Paraphrase: It can be hurtful when something new fails… there is a maturity needed to keep taking risks. “Maybe it’s not ‘failure,’ but just experimenting.”
“If you haven’t come to that church in 200 years, chances are you’re not going to come next week.”
But a new faith community is something new people might try. “A new church is the best way for that to happen.”
Now, go to bed, Philip. I got that notice of this new video at nearly 11p CENTRAL time.
Comment by Shane Whisler — July 5, 2008 @ 10:57 pm