Letter to the Editor: A Church, Reborn

Is something missing or coming up short in your life?

Perhaps it’s a nagging void that can only be filled with sense of purpose and spirituality. Maybe it’s the opportunity to share common, holy ground with others. Or possibly it’s a nagging need to get together with like-minded people in a communion of sharing, reflection, and thanksgiving…plain and simple.

If you believe in the greater good and the power that calls us to come together, please consider Door County People of Faith. Look through our Facebook page for a rather good feeling about what we believe and, well, about what we’re all about (facebook.com/DoorCountyPeopleOfFaith).

Here’s how Philip Gulley, a Quaker pastor and writer from Danville, Indiana, expressed it in his book, If the Church Were Christian:

• If the church were Christian, Jesus would be not just an object of worship but a model for living;
• If the church were Christian, affirming our potential would be more important than condemning our brokenness;
• If the church were Christian, reconciliation would be valued over judgment;
• If the church were Christian, gracious behavior would be more important than right belief;
• If the church were Christian, inviting questions would be more important than supplying answers;
• If the church were Christian, encouraging personal exploration would be more important than communal uniformity;
• If the church were Christian, meeting needs would be more important than maintaining institutions;
• If the church were Christian, peace would be more important than power;
• If the church were Christian, it would care more about love and less about sex;
• If the church were Christian, this life would be more important than the afterlife.

If this concept of church has caught your interest, please stay tuned…we’ll be sharing more.

(And if this concept of a living church does more than just tickle your fancy, please contact me directly to help create an experience where Creator and creation are loving expressions of each other.)

Door County People of Faith: Spiritual rather than religious, organic over organizational, and personal beyond institutional.

Rev. Bruce H. Joffe, Ph.D., Door County People of Faith

Sturgeon Bay, Wis.