The Strib this weekend talked about the explosion of small building-less churches in Minneapolis. Twice as many as in the 1990s and we’ve still got 3 years to go. Have any MNSpeakers ever buckled their white belts on the way to checking out a new church?
Tiny churches everywhere!
Aug 20 2007 — 2:00am
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8:22 pm
Got a couple of these in our ‘burb. My cousin Big Tony was a pastor in a homeless church for many years, but now he and his flock now have a regular manger, with a nice roof and walls everything.
As I recall, there is no record of Jesus ever preaching under a roof.
Jus saying…
11:47 pm
Tiny churches indeed.
9:28 am
The coffee shop near where I work was recently purchased by some religious folk and turned into some sort of strange church/coffee shop hybrid. They did away with the wine/beer selection. Bah!
12:29 pm
A friend attends a house church near Midtown Global Market run by a couple Bethel seminarians. He likes the book they’re studying (”Colossians Remixed”) and says it’s all very countercultural. They emphasize minimizing your environmental footprint and have a very relaxed atmosphere. And when the most people you can have come to service are who can fit in your living room, you can build a pretty good community!
@bob: Jesus had to preach under a roof at least once if folks broke through it to get to him.
1:58 pm
I’ve been to lots of churches since I moved here. I enjoy the mega churches for their excellent speakers and wonderful bands. However, I miss the smaller to medium sized church I grew up in where you know most of the congregation. I have yet to join a group in someone’s basement but I think that would be exciting since that’s the way the early Christian church grew.