New Church: Misseo Dei
Our family has been a part of a new church called Misseo Dei which is part of what is becoming a new network called Sentralized. We've really been enjoying this place as a community where we can land and be a part of what is going on. It is led by Matt and Genieve Grube who we've known for a while through other churches that we have been a part of, but never really that well. I think Matt is 30 now, and especially for a young guy, I think he has really been doing a great job of leading our little church toward something that I think is sorely needed in the St. Louis area.
Right now, we're a small church meeting on Saturday nights in what you might think of as a house church, although we get together in a small fellowship hall in a church here in the area. One of the things that I really like, though, is the concept that church is much more than what happens during the meeting once a week. For example, a big thing that we do is what are called Outbreaks. These are what you might think of as service projects that happen at least a couple of times per month, although lately there has been one each weekend. We've been working with a women's recovery home that is run by a drug counseling center here in the area. We've done some other things as well like working with the Urban Farming folks in St. Louis (see the video I did on that outing) among other things. Clearly, we hope to do good and serve our community but I also think that one of the main things about this is the intrinsic value that comes for those within the community. I think it sets a great precedent and creates a culture that we would like to set from the start within the church.
Matt is going to do some vision casting and set some definition around who we are as a community and where we are going over the next few weeks. I think I could probably guess many of the points that he will make, but I'm definitely looking forward hearing what he has to say. More to come...
Posted by Ryan Hale on August 21, 2007; 7:08:30 AM
