inclusive church – New Wineskins

Jan. 15 Gathering: Unity?

Is unity really even possible? Is there a way to break down the walls we’ve built between us?

Nov. 27 Gathering: Google Hangout with Tomeka Robinson

We love it when our New Wineskins friends do awesome things in the world. Tomeka Robinson, who was part of our charter group when we started meeting back in May 2014, certainly fills the bill. Now coaching debate at Hofstra University in New York, Tomeka spearheaded a forum back in September on Islamaphobia, seeking to raise theContinue reading “Nov. 27 Gathering: Google Hangout with Tomeka Robinson”

Nov. 13 Gathering: North Place Maternity House

This Sunday at New Wineskins, North Place’s Wendy Williams will join us to introduce us to the facility’s mission and vision and share how unconditional love is breaking through to transform the lives of new mothers and their children.

Oct. 2 Gathering: World Communion Sunday Instructed Eucharist

Have we lost some of the significance of the ancient and holy rite of the Eucharist? Has it become little more than another ritual for us to march through occasionally, more out of obligation than for transformation?

Aug. 21 Gathering: Luke 13:10-17 – Rescued by the marginalized

Could Jesus be revealing something of his broader agenda in this relatively small gathering?

July 10 Gathering: The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

While this is certainly a familiar story–both within the church as well as within the culture–it bears some examination. At the heart of the story is the question of what it means to love our neighbors. But there are also questions about how to apply the original cultural/historical context to our present time, what truly loving our neighbor really looks like in a practical way, and how we move beyond theoretical love to active love.

June 5 Gathering: What will the church of the future be?

Are we just trying to feed an irreparably broken model for what the church is and how it works? Or are there ways to redeem the church? To reinvent it for new generations of people who view the world through much different lenses than those who came before?

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