Fellowship with Denver Preachers
In the Denver area, there was a preacher’s lunch for numerous years. The story goes that the man who worked this lunch past away and the lunch with him. Over the last few weeks, Steven Curo and I have been eating lunch with various ministers in the area. In these lunches, there is a strong desire for unity among the body once again. There is a desire to meet together to discuss the future, direction, and support for the churches of Christ. Like most large areas, there is a spectrum from conservative to progressive ministers and congregations. From the majority of imput people have given me, Castle Rock is a middle congregation. People do not view us as on the progressive end or on the conservative end. We are in the balanced middle. This is the desired direction that the elders have as well as myself. This middle ground that Castle Rock holds is helping us to bridge the lines of communication within the fellowship of churches of Christ. It has been rewarding to be able to have a small impact on the overall fellowship in the church. In the Nashville area, this was difficult to do for a young minister, but in Denver there seems to be more opportunities. Working in the Denver area has been a great joy so far. I love the fact that I have been writing for the Rocky Mountain News and have been eating with a great guy from Colorado Christian Services. There is a great sense of fellowship in this beautiful part of the world.
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Thank you Denver and Colorado Springs
Awesome!
Yesterday in Minneapolis, a bunch of us ministers and elders from the area met. We have monthly meetings and they are always a wonderful time of fellowship and encouragement. We also have a couple of ministers from the Christian Church come as well, which is nice too. Like your context, there is a wide range from traditional to conservative. I don’t know where I would fall on that continuim but then again, I could care less. I only want to be faithful, regardless of what others perceive that to look like:-).
Grace and peace,
Rex
Keep up the good work! (I would love to see you post something about Colorado Christian Services at some time, too.)
I will. It is a great service and we might use it too. Rex, those meetings are needed for a time of relating and sharing.
That’s really wonderful, Matthew. I know how refreshing a change like that can be. May God bless your efforts. As BWS once said, “Let every Christian begin the work of union in himself.”