The skill every congregation must develop
The one I'm talking about might surprise you.
“The most vital skill to cultivate in congregations is curiosity. That might seem like a strange claim to make. After all, the gospels tell us that the two greatest commandments are to love God and then to love neighbor. Matthew 25 calls us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked and visit the imprisoned. Matthew 28 compels us to go into God’s world, teaching and making disciples of the people we encounter there. So how does curiosity figure in?
Curiosity, which is earnest inquiry about people, places and ways of being and doing, makes all of these sacred aims possible. Here’s how…”