Pastoring in the New Parish
http://jonhuckins.net/missionalivingandadvocacy/pastoring-in-the-new-parish/?fb_action_ids=10152121102632466&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B899568816724883%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D Jun 16 The longer we live in our neighborhood and enter into deeper relationships with a handful of the 13,000 people who live within the 10 X 7 blocks of Golden Hill, the more we become aware of the importance of the faithfulness of our little faith community in this place. We are discovering that the majority of our neighbors would never consider attending a traditional church (for a variety of reasons) and many others who have attended churches in the past have been deeply hurt, disillusioned or disconnected from the church communities of their past. So is that it? Game over? No, far from it. As we find ourselves invited (and inviting) deeper into the lives of our neighbors we are discove...