Reimagining Church
Reimagining Church is just that: thinking in fresh ways about church and how it connects with today’s world. Come willing to be stretched, challenged, and refreshed!
Wednesday Evenings 7-9 PM EST
Are you frustrated by the decline in church attendance and participation at your parish? Perhaps you’re hearing the buzz around terms like “missional church,” “discipleship,” and “fresh expressions,” but are baffled about what those mean or how they might relate to your own parish. Or perhaps you are simply curious about whether a new perspective might help you and your parish engage differently with the gospel and with parish ministry.
This course will try to define slippery terms like mission and discipleship, and to connect them in a way that can inspire a new vision of the church, one that is life-giving for us and for the world.
The course is for anyone eager and willing to explore Christian faith in a fresh way that is at the same time ancient and yet relevant to today’s world. The course may not always be comfortable— changes in thinking and living are never easy—but it will be rewarding. It will also be demanding, requiring time and effort outside of the gathering times as well as inside.
What You’ll Learn
How it works
Prepare
You will need an attitude of willingness to learn, an open mind to think freshly about faith and church, and be prepared to try some new and exciting things!
Learn Together
Each session will include short, lively talks (often illustrated with video), discussion, and time for personal reflection.
Reflect
There will be questions to ponder during the week, as well as simple practical assignments related to the things we are learning.
Instructor
John Bowen is Professor Emeritus of Evangelism at Wycliffe College in Toronto. He has been teaching about church renewal for over a quarter of a century. He and his wife, Deborah, are long-term members of St John the Evangelist in Hamilton.