the kingdom of heaven

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As we regather for the second time, and prepare for our AGM, some reflections and questions.

We have spent 10 years hearing about not having maps for how to do church anymore. We certainly had no maps for doing church over the last 3 months. We had to make it up as we went.

Some questions to reflect on - 

• What was your best experience of church during the lock down
• What was the hardest thing
• What was the gift of that time
• What three wishes do you have for the future as a result of your lockdown church experience
• “What do you see as the long term positive and negative effects of COVID-19 for your parish?”

The notes for this sermon can be found here

As we returned to our church building to worship  together, we spent some time hearing each other’s stories.
We used four questions

1.     What was the most memorably good thing about lockdown 3 and 4?

2.     What was the hardest thing about lockdown 3 and 4

3.     What was the gift of this time?

4.  Where have you experienced the reign of heaven during this time?

You can find the notes to this sermon here

John uses Archbishop Welby's comments that God is neither male nor female to explore both the story of the first Bishop of Aotearoa and what the reign of Christ might look not like. He goes on to invite people to ask for themselves what the reign of Christ might look like. Where is it and how do we recognise it?