Responsively Yours: Build a Movement

If we work together, can we evoke a church that is not rooted in patriarchy? Can we help construct a church with diverse leadership that is welcoming to all? Knowing that our cultural, ethnic, racial, gender, sexuality and generational differences are among our most important strengths, can we find ways and places to worship that speak to our hearts and honor our histories? I believe that, together, and together with others, we can be part of building a church doing God’s work, reflecting God’s love in the world, sharing good news and setting captives free.Now it is our chance—yours and mine—to act like leaders, to assess what’s happening, take action. Listen with empathy and curiosity. Talk about our vision. Enlist others. It’s only by each of us doing this, and doing this together, that we will be able to move toward the vision of where God is calling us.