an open source church of open sores

"The ability to teach and preach and lead is taking a backseat to the pastor's capacity to create

ate and facilitate open-source faith experiences  for the people of the church."

  -Doug Paggitt, Church in the Inventive Age, p 33

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In one of our gatherings, I mentioned in passing that we were an "open source" church.

Immediately a saint interrupted...no, it's not an interruption, that's precisely the point!  She interjected..

"Oh, I love that image: open sores.  Can you say some more about that?"

She thought I had said "open sores" was  the way to  do church.

We had a good laugh...but it was a profound moment...

      which BTW, wouldn't have arisen if we weren't "open source" so that anyone can talk

                                                                            (especially women!)

I should've/could've said "open sores."

Church is to be like that: honest, vulnerable, transparent.

And the only way to being open about our open sores is to be open source. 

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PS I googled and found a band named:

Church Of Open Sores

churchofopensores.bandcamp.com/‎

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