Went to join a congregation of around 150 where there were uplifting songs to join in, games to get to know one another, poems, talks about social issues, notices of course and a time of silence to reflect on what the Festival meant to us.
This was the secular Sunday Assembly. A gathering place for people who want to share in community, focus on developing potential and the acting to make the world of a better place.
I'm not going to be dismissive because it was good, uplifting fun with a strong moral basis and obviously meets a need. How can the church get the message across that the God who is part of our Sunday is passionately concerned about all these things and much more besides?
Then Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens attracted a large crowd in the arena singing openly Gospel based songs praising God. The crowd joined in with gusto.
Food for thought
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