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Celebrate Together: Becoming Known for What We Celebrate
In a weary world, celebration is a holy act of resistance. It’s how we tell the truth about pain and still choose joy. When we gather to laugh, sing, and share stories of renewal, we’re declaring that God’s Spirit is still alive and moving among us.
Bringing Fans Onto the Field: Inviting Others Into the Infinite Game
Some will watch from the sidelines, curious about a different way of being. When our lives speak of love, presence, and hope, the invitation writes itself, come and play.
Practice by Playing: Learning the Infinite Game Together
The infinite game isn’t played on paper. It’s learned in the streets, around tables, and through the simple courage to try, learn, and begin again.
Recruiting the Team: Who’s Playing This Game With You?
Who’s playing this game with you? This post unpacks why team matters, the hidden challenge of disconnection, and simple steps to notice, name, and invite others into God’s renewing work in your neighborhood.
Rules of the Infinite Game
Every game has rules, even the infinite one. What if the Church’s “win” isn’t more people or programs, but growing love for our neighborhoods, deeper formation, and shared life together?
What Field Are You Playing On?
If the stage is your field, success will always look like performance. But when the neighborhood becomes the field, everything changes. The goal shifts from growing attendance to growing trust.
What Game Are You Playing?
If church feels exhausting, maybe it’s because we’ve been playing the wrong game. What happens when we drop the scoreboard and start joining God’s steady, unscored work of renewal?
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In a world quick to divide or imitate, we’re called to something deeper, linking across differences. When we stay at the table long enough to listen and learn, we find God waiting there.
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What if renewal isn’t something we have to create, but something we get to join? Collaboration for the common good begins with trust, humility, and the courage to show up together
Parish Movement Sign 3: Gathering to Remember
You don’t need a stage or a fog machine to remember. You just need a few friends, an honest story, and the courage to name where God is already at work among you.