Latest Board study on Church for All People
May 31st | Brian Rust
UPDATE: To see a final, September 2010 version of the complete study, click here.
The Stewardship Board just completed its third in a series of overview studies of the Bible and what it reveals about God's desire that we be a church for all people. The latest study took us through the books of the prophets--Isaiah through Malachi. Our observations from these studies can be found here.
Our discussions continue to be illuminating, convicting, and exciting. We've been struck, for example, that on several occasions, God crossed ethnic and cultural boundaries to carry forth his plans: from Rahab to Ruth. And we've been reminded that, throughout the old testament, God's people are instructed to care for the poor, the alien, the widow and orphan within their midst.
Next we will look at the first several letters of the New Testament. We invite you to join us! Perhaps consider reading one letter , looking for themes, stories, and command related to reconciliation and opening up the doors of the church to all people. Keep an eye out for the sin of racism or for verses on God's love for the poor, for example. Or perhaps consider reading a handful of minor prophets; or, perhaps still, you want to give all of the books a quick skim, stopping in certain places that strike you as particularly relevant.
All of your insights and feedback are particularly welcome and we together strive to become a church for all people. Please email them to and we will add them to our notes.