Elizabeth Caldwell in the book of the previous blog entry, Come Unto Me, describes a ‘faith corner’ in a home she visited (p. 115) and it got me thinking: perhaps as a take-away idea for Messy Church households, suggesting finding a space at home to put reminders of your faith and things to help you talk to and about God – things you make at Messy Church of course, a cross or picture of Jesus, a candle if it’s safe, a CD of worship music, natural objects that make you praise God for his creation.
BUT perhaps too, include something that affirms your identity as a household or family – something from your country or county or town of origin (like a postcard or seedpod), something that affirms the tastes of the people in your home (like a football scarf or a CD). So that it links the very personal life of your home with the public faith of the church – an affirmation of both.
Maybe you could set up an example corner / shelf / mantelpiece actually at Messy Church so people could copy and adapt it.
You may also like
Doing Things Differently in Different Places
6th Aug 2024When we hear these two words ‘Messy Church’, we may well have a picture in our minds of what we hope will happen and h...
Reuben on Resources…
15th Jul 2024I've never been able to sit quietly in church - as a student I was always on the sound desk or keeping busy in some other way. When my children were born, I helped with the parents and toddlers’ group, and ran a small Sunday school group.
When football and faith collide
11th Jul 2024As you might have guessed from last week’s Facebook live, I love sport, in particular football and F1 so it’s been quite a few days! When faith and football collide, that makes me very happy!
