Here's the thing. I do feel like the next couple years of my life will be spent helping people understand, apprehend, and live out the life that Jesus bought for them on the cross. I am excited about doing that with and for people in the City of Orlando. This will involve things like studying the Bible together, worshipping God and engaging in missions (locally and globally). The community that develops will be church in every sense of the word. I just don't think that's what people are asking when they say, "So you want to start a church?"
It's the same sort of feeling I've had when people ask me, "So you're a pastor?" or "So you're a christian?" Like they have a specific notion of what that means, or how it looks that I may or may not be uncomfortable with. Or worse, that one of these terms lumps me with people they've known in their past or seen on T.V. Maybe you know what I'm talking about. It makes me hesitate to answer. Not because I'm ashamed. Just because I want to avoid being put into a box.
For the record, here's how I'd like to answer those questions:
I want to help people step into the full life, to live love and learn.
How would you answer?
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