for the love of church (dream)

Our church is in the midst of a season of vision and strategy.

We recently reflected on the past forty years of ministry, and now we are looking ahead, dreaming for the future as it relates to our place and our role in God's story.

While we've been praying corporately over this initiative, this dream board has been perched in our lobby, inviting anyone and everyone to share a prayer for our church:

These prayers come from all ages and stages and maturity levels, so they run the gamut. But do you see that one in orange? It says, Dream, as good as God!

I love that one. It's so bold, and it speaks to how our God is good, and how he has big, big plans for his people.

Or how about the one that says, Help those who can't help themselves, both spiritually and physically. That's a command for us. Oh, that we might be obedient to that call!

And speaking of commands, let's just Love. Yes? Yes.

Although it goes against our flesh that acts on individual interests and personal agendas, I hope sincerely for our dreaming to be done with a plural pronoun. Unified. Aligned with God's purposes.

At the very least, all of these sweet dreams come from broken people. We are certainly unified in that.