On Sunday morning our family attended Open Door Fellowship Church. Over 1o years ago Jessica and I first found out about this ministry in Denver. They are a wholistic ministry that really seems to wed the spiritual needs of people with their physical needs. As a plan, the church has purchased several houses adjacent to their church building and they have turned them into homes for people in need. One house is for girls living on the street who are trying to get off. Another is for unwed mothers who need support. It really is a phenomenal ministry. If you want to know more, check out www.odmdenver.org
After the experience of worshiping Jesus with this group of people (which was VERY different from our typical Sunday morning), I asked my family to share their impressions of the experience. Will said something very insightful. He said, "People were mismatched." Sensing what he might be saying, but not totally sure, I asked him to elaborate. He said, "Well, people were dressed really differently. Some were really dressed up (suits) and others were people who dressed in pretty raggy clothes." I asked him for any other insights about how people were mismatched and he said skin color, age, and demeanor. I thought that this is likely a great picture of the Kingdom of God.
I am sure that ODF has plenty of issues as a church (they have people in it after all), but I can't help but love the fact that the mismatched group of people reflected the Kingdom to me on Sunday morning.
2 comments:
Actually looking at the ministry at open door thru will's eyes is a "Eye Opener" for how we should look at ministry all over! Thru the eyes of a child is amazing, they see things how they really are, honest and true, sometimes confused because they are young. But that can sometimes be true in our spiritual walk. We need to open our eyes to what God see's and feel what God's heart feels. When we do this we see ministry in a different light.
Enjoying your insights John, your teaching continues to teach! Thank you!
That's pretty cool. I think the services that we went to for the Denver trip will always stand out in my mind.
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