Steve Knight on Participatory Church
Well worth reading – here:
http://knightopia.com/blog/2011/12/11/are-we-on-the-verge-of-participatory-church/
In an op-ed piece in this Sunday's New York Times, former NPR correspondent Eric Weiner describes his feelings as he faces the holiday season as a religious "none," as in "none of the above." Weiner is currently "unaffiliated," but he writes, "We Nones may not believe in God, but we hope to one day. We have a dog in this hunt."
That hopeful note is followed by a description of the kind of religion Weiner would like to see in the world (and particularly the United States):
"We need a Steve Jobs of religion. Someone (or ones) who can invent not a new religion but, rather, a new way of being religious. Like Mr. Jobs's creations, this new way would be straightforward and unencumbered and absolutely intuitive. Most important, it would be highly interactive. I imagine a religious space that celebrates doubt, encourages experimentation and allows one to utter the word God without embarrassment. A religious operating system for the Nones among us. And for all of us."