When one reads about the early Church there is only references to one Church is each community. I know from speaking with many unchurched one of the issues they bring up is why so many churches? Then the following question is which one should I chose. If the body of Christ is about unity and cohesiveness why can't we all get along. This blog is the journey of one persons experience as they explore the Church at Prince George.
Who I am
I am the son/grandson of a Mennonite farmer. I grew up in southern Manitoba in an ultra conservative community. My parents were significantly influenced by the charismatic community and I had spiritual experiences from all perspectives growing up.
About 8 years ago I left a large congregation and identified myself as a post-congregationalist. Although there were significant issues that I no longer identified within the current Church body I had attended I did not want to criticize that Church. So when people asked me why I no longer attended I suggested that it was a fit issue, I no longer felt connected to "the Church". I did however still identify myself as a Christian, and I identified myself in reference to JC (for those unchurched reading the blog I am referring to Jesus Christ) I believe that JC was a real person who lived on earth and interacted with real people.
At the beginning of my journey I stopped reading my Bible, but I was still quick to suggest my favorite part of scriptures was the Psalms (where real people had strong interactions with God) and the gospels. About this time I read a book called a New kind of Christian by Brian McLaren. One of the most profound quotes in this book is that Christian's don't own God. Another influential book that impacted me during this time was "Further along the road less travelled" by M. Scott Peck. In it he describes the 4 stages of Spirituality. I may go into this idea in more depth during my blog but for now that is a good introduction.
