Neighborhood Church with Tim Soerens - Monroes Street and St. Paul's
The church has become so divided, disembodied and displaced that it’s nearly impossible for us to be a tangible sign of hope in the everyday life of our neighborhoods. But look a little closer and you’ll see that God is renewing a truly local church, starting right where we are. Tim will teach about connecting people to be the church in the neighborhood, by telling the stories to make the movement visible, celebrating ordinary heroes, and bringing people together online and in-person for shared learning and inspiration through gatherings and learning communities. If we don’t learn to be the church in our everyday lives, we lose our power to collectively confront injustices, we ignore the gifts of our neighbors and we perpetuate the systems that keep us apart. When we organize the church around God’s dreams for our neighborhoods, there is nothing in the world that cannot be healed, transformed, and liberated.
Join Tim and a panel of leaders to learn more about being the church in the neighborhood. This day long teaching will take begin at Monroe Street UMC in Toledo and then travel to St. Paul's UMC in Toledo for the afternoon.
