It’s All About to Change

I attended Catalyst in Atlanta this past weekend, and let me just say… “Challenging” doesn’t begin to describe it. There has been this conversation that has been going on for a few weeks around the Emmaus Community. It’s not the conversation you hear, the conversation you hear is kind of a by-product of the silent one that going on at the same time.

The conversation you hear goes a little something like this, “How much do we really want to be like the Early Church? How much do we really want to commit to the Kingdom of God? Do we really want what God wants for us, even if it looks nothing like what we want for ourselves?”

The silent conversation, the one going on in our heads, sounds a little something like this, “Can we really be like the Early Church? Can I really completely commit to the Kingdom? Can I really live the adventure God has created for me? How much of an adventure do I want really want to live?”

I literally watched the question shift from “How?” and “Do I?” to “Is it really even possible?” And God answered that question loud and clear for the Emmaus Church this past weekend. It can be… and if we can bring ourselves to commit to it, it will be!

So… you’re thinking, “I’ve heard that before…” And I know what you mean, but before you jump there consider a couple of things. 1) You haven’t heard it from the Emmaus Church before. We’re only 6 months old, we haven’t had time to lose interest in a commitment this big. And 2) While as individuals, the Emmaus Community has lost interest in the Kingdom in the past… this time it’s different.

And now you’re thinking, “I’ve heard that before too!” Lol… but it is different this time. It is so different. It was a watershed for the Emmaus Community… Actually, our first watershed as a community… and the Emmaus Community has already begun the hard work of refocusing and all that involves.

Callings are becoming clear and my head is spinning just trying to figure out how to equip, serve and hold the Emmaus Community accountable for what God is calling them to. For maybe the first time at Emmaus, I really believe that things no longer exist as we know them. Our norms are obsolete because they cannot fully account for the transformation that occurred and the transformation that is coming.

The church as we know it is changing! We are seeing it happen now and we are a part of it at its most base level.

The adventure is about to be thrust upon you and I… and I can’t wait!