If you have $100, major renovating skills, and the will to take on a long term project then Detroit may be the place for you. Here’s a great story about a few couples who were able to purchase homes in run down areas of Detroit for ridiculously cheap amounts with the desire to not only rebuild their individual homes but to rejuvenate an entire community one house at a time.
I love reading the book of Acts. It always makes me reconsider the current church landscape. How should the church function? What should it look like? We should all hold the understanding that the church is a body of people and not a building. Sometimes we forget this truth. It is easy to do in the midst of our CEO-driven churches. I fear that many churches function more like businesses than than gathering of God worshipers. I know that is an oversimplification. There is certainly a business element to any group who owns real estate and must manage funds. This is true, of course, if you believe that the church is best served in this form.
In Acts 2 and 4, the church is referred to as a community of believers. They pull together all of their possessions and resources. They share everything. They live in community. It is a challenging notion whether in a literal sense or in principle. But that’s just it…is it principle or a more literal example?
What seems to be the best and most faithful expression of the community of believers?
I will be very interested to hear your thoughts on this topic. I am constantly wrestling with different ideas but never quite settle things. So let’s try to work this out together. Game on.
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