September 29, 2011
The “Snowflake” Church
Last September, Arrington Chambliss and I attended FTE’s VocationCARE: A Deeper Look retreat in Atlanta, GA. We had been invited to learn about the VocationCARE work for churches and spiritual communities. We were interested because of collaborative work we are doing with young adults and congregations. We were learning the tools of VocationCARE to carry back to our Life Together and Leadership Develop Initiative teams that are working to revitalize church communities through intentional community and team-based missional leadership practices.
In one particularly memorable session, we were asked to envision what the church of our dreams and strivings would look like. We were asked to be specific—as if we were walking into this church for the first time.