The Mystery of the Church

  Episode 3 – Mystery of Church   A reading from the Mighty & The Mysterious, pg. 214 – a little glimpse into the Church on Earth   The Church = people, community, life together Perfect & Far from Perfect Broken & Redeemed   Order and organization + Family Life How is the church mysterious like family? How would the church look different if we treated it like a family?   Family life -> church life Affection             Ephesians 5             Song of Songs             Value of each person Vulnerability Connecting activities/rituals             Celebrating Pentecost ideas: https://blog.cph.org/read/to-the-church-on-her-birthday Eating together and learning/growing together Impact of criticism, contempt, isolation, and dysfunction   What questions do you have about the mystery of the Church on Earth?     Podcast Question – What is a relationship that has influenced you? Jeanie, mentor and friend   The Mighty and The Mysterious: https://amzn.to/34SF98i Simple Church: https://amzn.to/2LBbdpW     (These are affiliate links.)