I found myself waxing lyrical in a recent email about the oddness of what we’re doing in Messy Church. It’s a funny time to be a Christian – as to some, this description of church sounds old hat, and to others, it’s incomprehensible.’We’re doing a very weird and revolutionary type of church, I think – it’s embedded in the local church and firmly bonded to it, but daring to be different and take the church members on a journey of discipleship and mission which is new to many of them. It’s turning church members into ministers. It’s congregation planting. It’s gentle but topsy-turvy and is going to take longer than we want to change the attitudes of the Church towards outward-facing mission and true hospitality.’
You may also like
![](https://www.messychurch.brf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/07/IMG_01741-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-258-230-1024x913.jpg)
Reuben on Resources…
15th Jul 2024![](https://www.messychurch.brf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/07/Football-Fortitude-1-scaled-aspect-ratio-258-230-1024x912.jpg)
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!
![](https://www.messychurch.brf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/07/Messy-Roadshow-Team-aspect-ratio-258-230-1024x913.jpg)
Dr Dave’s Messy Adventure
9th Jul 2024How do you begin to encompass in a few words a trip lasting 4 weeks, across two vast counties and three time zones, as well at least three different climates.