106 – Where does the church go from here?

As our churches emerge from the pandemic, what direction will we take? What is our vision for the future? Where are our churches going? How do we find our calling?

These are some of the questions my guest, Markus Watson, addresses in this week's episode.

Markus is a Presbyterian minister in San Diego, CA. In our conversation he digs down into the heart of what church is all about.

He shares how at first, he resisted the call to go into the ministry, but now pastors not only a church, but other pastors and churches as well.

We talked about 

• The challenges pastors face from the pressure their churches put on them and the pressure they put on themselves
• The importance of silence and solitude
• Spending time prayerfully in the Scriptures 
• Surrendering the control of the church to God 
• Some of the struggles churches in North America are facing today

Markus says the real need for churches today is to pay attention to what God is doing in their communities and then get involved in that, to see where healing and wholeness are needed.

He defines the church's calling as Shalom, not just peace or the absence of hostilities, but the comprehensive state of well-being that touches every aspect of daily life.

The church is called to bring Shalom into the world, to bring this well-being into our relationship with God, with others, with all creation, and with ourselves.

Different churches are good at different things. They have different gifts to bless their communities with.

How is your church uniquely wired to bless your community?

How do you figure that out? That's wha

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