Jesus
said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable
will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the
ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."
The meetings are for us to answer one question together: “What are the core values we believe Jesus dreams for us to live out as Christ Church Cathedral?” Put another way … “What are the mustard seeds for Christ Church Cathedral?”
Jesus says the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed planted in fertile ground -- something small and basic that grows into something amazing and beautiful. Naming the values Jesus dreams for us to embrace and embody is identifying those mustard seeds which will, when planted in us, by God’s grace transform Christ Church Cathedral from the glory of the past to the glory of the future.
(Click here if you want to read a more detailed, two-pager about why we are doing this, the process, and what will come from it.)
The values we discern will not be put in some document and stuck on a shelf to gather dust. They will be front and center as together we chart the course for the years ahead. With them in hand, we will look at how we can be fertile ground to embrace them, and we will ask God to use them to bless and challenge us as we become the Cathedral God dreams for us to be.
One final note. We are calling these meetings “Shared Values and Joy… at Christ Church Cathedral.” Why? Because this is about joy! It is joy to be together! It is joy to follow Jesus! It is joy to dream about what God might dream for us!
Please make a point to come to one of these meetings … and dream … and enjoy!
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