A Healthy Church is Messy Church, As it Should Be | Nathan Boldt

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/healthy-church-messy-church/  This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ Spend more than a few weeks in the heart of a church and you discover that church is messy. I can see it in the face of first-timers, that look of, “Wow, this is what we’ve been looking for!” You know, that euphoric, honeymoon, shiny-new-car feeling. “We finally found a clean, tidied-up, everyone-loves-each-other, there-are-no-problems church.” Then two months later, their faces look different. The shine has worn off. The realization came: “This is a messy church.” But even Paul had to deal with messy churches. No church is perfect, and if it’s growing and the Spirit is working, it’s messy. Here are three reasons why church gets messy, and why that’s a good thing. The Church is messy because I’m in it. As a matter of fact, the church is messy, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. If I were to act like our church were not messy, I would be lying, because I am in it! I might be the messiest person in our church! I resonate with the apostle Paul when he said: “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.” (1 Timothy 1:15, NIV) The messiness of the church has allowed me to fit right in. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get our Premium podcast feed featuring all the breakout sessions from the RENEW gathering early.  https://reallifetheologypodcast.supercast.com/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW