reclaiming the way of the Church

I hope when I say “Church” your first thought isn't a building. I hope it isn't even the group of people who meet in the building. The Church is the family of believers in Jesus around the world. And oh, are we a dysfunctional family.... When it comes to reclaiming the Way of the Church, we have our work cut out for us.

One of the things that makes me so excited about our upcoming ministry in Puerto Supe is that there isn't a lot of reclaiming to be done. We are the first of our kind (not Catholic, Mormon or Jehovah's Witness) to set up camp in Puerto Supe. We haven't had a chance to lose sight of anything yet. At the same time, we come to Puerto Supe with a grave responsibility- not to reclaim but to claim the way of the Church. People are looking to us to see what Jesus is all about.

What are the things I want to claim for the Church? What do I want my life and relationships to communicate about Jesus? What do I want my example to teach about how a community of believers should live in a culture of unbelief? Here are a few ideas (forgive the mixed parts of speech).