I did however experience two weeks ago at our worship gathering (what I call it cause we do very little serving so doesn't justify the name worship service I
feel) and I talked about that church you posted about once — the one where the biker is
involved and the pastor leading the church out into their community — and turned it on our
congregation asking, what can we do in our community?
Local ecumenism serves as a model where
congregations can become
involved,
feel the strength of genuine participation, see significant change in their own congregational life, and then also be better able to conceive of the significance of worldwide ecumenism.