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What is church? \u00a0It’s a question that seems to keep cropping up in Dock World – when there’s no building, Sunday service, hymn book or holy place to provide a straightforward answer. \u00a0Have a look at this brilliantly funny video from YouTube:<\/p>\n

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Aside from making me feel suitably uncomfortable (have I ever done any of those things? \u00a0ahem….), it asks a really good question: beyond our traditional\/contemporary\/”contemporvant” distinctions, what is it that we’re all about? \u00a0It’s the question that really lies behind the formation of The Dock Book Group – or (its working title – whaddaya reckon?) ‘The Itch Book Group’. \u00a0Over to Minion to explain:<\/p>\n

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\nThese gatherings will hopefully be a forum for discussion for people that perhaps want to \u2018scratch that itch\u2019 when it comes to thinking of new ways of being\/doing church.<\/p>\n

What a great time on Saturday – discussions aplenty! \u00a0A BIG thanks to all who turned up at The Streat to join in the conversation.<\/p>\n

Taking influences from the Franciscans, the Celts and the Moravians, Punk Monk talked about ancient faith in the modern \/ contemporary world. \u00a0What really appealed to us was the whole idea of embracing creativity, \u2018allowing the mess\u2019, things not in a neat and tidy box and all worked out.
\nOur God is such a creative God, he loves diversity and creativity – why do we try to put everything so neatly \u2018in a box\u2019? We\u2019ve all got different talents and gifts – let\u2019s put these great gifts to use.
\n\u2018Remember that CS Lewis saw in Jesus \u2018Aslan – the not so safe lion.\u2019<\/p>\n

We set ourselves a challenge, based on chapter 8 \u2018The Practice of Creativity\u2019. \u00a0We agreed there would be absolutely no pressure to do this…but that if we wished to take up the challenge it would be good to be accountable to each other. This challenge could be undertaken at any point over the next month or so, before our next time together.
\nSo over to you….<\/p>\n

For those of you that couldn\u2019t make it along on Saturday – why not take up this challenge too?
\nIf you have the book, take a look at the end of chapter 8, and if you think you\u2019d like to take part, pop us an email and we\u2019ll hound you! (in a very nice way of course)<\/p>\n

Now for another challenge…!
\n\"\"<\/a>Our next book for discussion is \u2018The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical\u2019 by Shane Claiborne, available by clicking:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.eden.co.uk\/shop\/the_irresistible_revolution__living_as_an_ordinary_radical_111388.html<\/a><\/p>\n

or:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/search?index=books&linkCode=qs&keywords=0310266300<\/a><\/p>\n

or:<\/p>\n

support your local Christian bookshop by actually handing over hard cash in a shop – now there\u2019s a radical thought for you!<\/p>\n

Shane Claiborne seems to have spent his life scratching this itch we’re talking about – and he comes up with some very interesting answers. \u00a0Get a hold of the book, pour yourself a cuppa, read it, disagree with it, be challenged by it, let it provoke you – and then meet up again at The Streat @ The Odyssey @ 12noon on Saturday 12th June for the next Itch Book Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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