a sol cafe manifesto: October 2006

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 part of our manifesto:

we think churchenese should be a dead language

For some very good reasons, specialized human groups -- colleagues in a given profession, members of a club, enthusiasts of a particular hobby, reality TV viewers -- develop an 'insider' language, a shared short-hand with certain words and phrases carrying with them very specific meanings developed over long periods of time. It can make it easier for people within the group to communicate but, intentionally or not, can leave those outside the group... well... outside.

Christians do it all the time. "Worship" to mean "music"... "spiritual formation"... "pre-millenial"... "forty days of purpose"... "born-again"...

Our language can be a barrier to some people getting to know God. We think churchenese should be a dead language. Or at the very least, we'll try and make sure we're translating as we go.

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