At the Table: Christian Community for the Common Good
While the world becomes increasingly complex, professionalized, and disconnected, the church is experiencing a crisis of identity. Do we follow suit and strive to out-program, out-professionalize, and out-attract the rest of the world? Or do gather at the table and focus on the small and simple community-based practices that have been our strength across the generations?
At the Table is a Podcast for church leaders interested in community-based ministry that contributes to the common good via mutual relationships, spiritual practice, simplicity, and an awareness of God’s activity in our communities. Each month, we will have conversations with leaders and practitioners of community-based ministry to reflect on and learn about the core practices, theological underpinnings, and immediate invitations of this important work. We believe that something miraculous happens when Christian community gathers with neighbors at the table.
You can learn more about the work of place-based ministry and the common good by visiting www.nicholastangen.com and subscribing to Nicholas Tangen's Newsletter.
At the Table: Christian Community for the Common Good
The Call to Be the Neighbor: A Conversation with Kristina Fruge and Geoffrey Gill
Kristina Fruge and Geoffrey Gill work at the Riverside Innovation Hub, a learning community project housed by Augsburg University. Their work invites congregations to step into their role as public churches and to be the neighbor in their communities. I work closely with these two incredible leaders and the Riverside Innovation Hub team.
In this episode, we talk about their experience in Christian community, their work with the Riverside Innovation hub, and the small simple invitations to be the neighbor. We reflect on practices, the move from anxiety to curiosity, and the need to address the very human experience of grief, in the church and the neighborhood.
We also mention the book Emergent Strategy my adrienne maree brown, which I highly recommend.
You can also follow Geoffrey's creative work on his YouTube Channel GeoGill - YouTube
Music by Lesfm from Pixabay.