Muddling through

Leading a church that isn’t a “church,” doesn’t meet regularly, and
has a loose version of itself is all rather tricky. It’s also a lot of
fun. I’m four weeks into my position at Mission Developer with The Project F-M,
and I’m discovering new joys and challenges each day. I won’t overshare
or bore you with mundane details (like the three hours it took me to
put together that damn office chair), but I am developing a series of
working theories about the Project and young adult ministry in
Fargo-Moorhead.

All these hypotheses are very preliminary, but the little time I’ve
had to tackle the Project’s next steps so far has led me to think on
these things. So, in the spirit of openness, I invite you to think on
these things as well. And, of course, please let’s think together in the
comments.

Hypothesis One: Some new faith communities have natural starts; others have more chaotic births.
As I’ve spoken with other people who have started new
missional/emergent/whatever communities, many stories are of communities
that have developed quite naturally. “I almost came onto such-and-such a
community by accident. Friends kept telling me to lead an informal
prayer service, so when I had the time, I did, and it just took off from
there.”