Thanks for the comment. Interestingly, the same thoughts were in my mind. Is it right to do something that resembles church right from the beginning, or should we not have this element until the time is right. Then how do you know when the time is right, and how do you introduce something 'religious' without people thinking they have been conned into something? A happy medium seemed to me to be a 'focal point' that has no religious jargon but makes people think. For some it will make spiritual connections, for others it will not and that is okay. The focal point purposely did not mention God or church specifically, but encouraged people to think outside of their own little world to their community and the world beyond. I have read much on invading secular space that leads me to believe it is largely Christians who maintain the divide between the spiritual and the secular. My hope is that people will find themselves in a 'spiritual space' and an encounter with God without actually realising how they got there!
Funny how this 'start spiritual or not' has come up because I nearly posted on this theme for my own blog. Very similar thoughts on how to introduce it once you've got going when is a good time. Messy church starts with it up front and centre - and that seems to work!
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