a) i said nothing about forms, i doubt that Jesus did either, i wonder if he made his disciples sign wavers or membership forms prior to walking around with him. actually i wonder if there was a card or a candle that he gave others to take home to simbolise their committment to him if they didnt want to go and do the walking...
b) im talking about membership to the Church, not strictly the UCA
I guess my problem is i see a family, a community when everyone keeps on trying to convince me that we're an institution first, community second.
Id like to see us begin to wither away at our "club mentality" of the UCA where we stop talking about who is a member and who is not, stop talking about who's removed their membership and who hasnt and move onto what's really important...
Im a "member" of the UCA not through baptism, not through confirmation... they were faith choices and statements.
Im a "member" of the UCA because my journey's led me to continue to attend the UCA.
But whats more important is that i belong to the Church which is full of a wonderful array of people of many wonderful journeys and faith statements...
Im a christian first, being a UCA member is wayyyyyyyy down in the importance level from that...
I used to go to Crows matches in Adelaide (AFL), scream and chant out their names, watch them on tv, wear a scarfe... but Ive never been a member of the club, does that mean im not a real follower?
possibly
We're supposed to be wandering around showing the people the kingdom of God, yet we seem to be wandering around trying to give them a ticket to a club...
-- Darren Wright Sinner
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