Last Sunday (August 1, 2010) Katie Thompson challenged us all to rethink how we understand evangelism. Using Jesus' interactions with the Samaritan woman at the well from John 4 as a model she points us toward a progressive kind of evangelism that involves hanging out with people who aren't particularly popular to hang out with, treating marginalized persons as equals, and being non-judgmental but also unafraid to speak of the good news that we have come to know through the life and work of Jesus. If you missed it, you should check it out!

Read the full sermon (pdf) 

But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.
-James 1:22 

One of the distinctive aspects of our church community is the way we take seriously the call to not just hear the good news of God's new reign, but also to live in a way that reflects God's hope (and our hope) for the world. We seek to reflect our faith and values in many varied but tangible ways. Sometimes it's through shared actions like outreach and service projects that benefit our local community. Often, though, we find ways to be "doers of the word" by making small changes in our daily lives that remind ourselves and our neighbors that the path of Jesus is truly another way of living.