a sol cafe manifesto: This is not the "right" way to do church, but it is right for us

a sol café manifesto

This is an attempt to capture a bit of what the sol café is all about. It will not capture everything. It won't even come close.

This is not a statement of faith. This is not a statement of vision. It's just a statement.

This is a piece of our manifesto:

This is not the "right" way to do church, but it is right for us

I've had people take exception to our doing church this way, as if it implied their way was somehow wrong. I apologise if I've ever given that impression.

But more traditional ways of doing church are wrong for me. I know that God is present there, I see the good that he is doing, that he is moving people, and it makes me joyful. But when I stop by other churches, I'm just there to say a quick thank-you while he meets with others of his flock. God and I have our coffee date scheduled for a different place and time.

Doesn't mean he doesn't sometimes have something urgent to tell me, wherever I run into him. Might be in another church. Might be on the street. Sometimes he tracks me down and says "what do you think you're doing now!?"

But he's set some appointments for me at the sol cafe, and expects me to be there. That's where we meet God. And we're glad to take the time. We have a lot to discuss...

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