Getting the gospel out

You've heard of the three wise men, well, what about the four wise men?

It was quite a sight: two Pauls, Steve and me, or two vicars and a couple of evangelists, depending on how you look at it.

We were spending our morning putting our heads together on a shared concern and a shared passion: mission to working class people.

Not that we thought other people weren't important, nor did we think that the Gospel isn't for everyone, but here's the big point: working class people are chronically under-represented in most churches, compared with the number of such folk in parishes (including ours).

That is a huge mission challenge to the church that believes the Gospel is for everyone, but, save for a few troublemakers on the fringe, no one in the church is very interested. 

As for us, we spent some time telling our stories, sharing ideas, and generally brainstorming on chuurch, gospel, and working class culture.

It was a really good time, and over lunch at the Servewell Cafe, one of the four wise men said 'so what are we going to do about it?'

That's where we are going to pick up the thread at our next meeting.