Disciples, Apostles, and Saints!
Our fall giving campaign has begun and the theme this year is Plenty Good Room. It reminds me of my Dad’s church in Midland, Michigan, which was called Holy Family—perfect for a new motto: “This family has a place for you.” They put it on the sign and people took them at their word. And the church became more welcoming and vibrant. There wasn’t just room for people, there was plenty of good room for them. For artists and social workers and teachers and executives and chemists and musicians.
It can be difficult during a season of hardship to think abundantly. To think of having what we need. It becomes so easy to slip into scarcity thinking. What we don’t have, or used to have. But the thing about scarcity thinking is that it never ends. There will never be enough. That’s why ingenuity and creative thinking requires an abundant mindset—we need to see what’s possible and believe that we can make it happen, with a little help.
We heard a lot about abundance and especially welcome at convention this last weekend. About our neighbors in and outside the church who deserve our radical welcome, a sense of true inclusion as children of God. People of faith and devotion. Who are eager to learn and serve and is just as worthy of being the face of our faith as any of us.
Our is a generous and radically welcoming church. May we honor the abundance that comes from that diversity and grace, the joy that comes from that kinship, and the love that may be found in all of it.
With love,
Drew+
