Wowsers, Matt! You have covered a lot of ground, much of which is all too familiar for me in church culture. I'm going to think on these things in light of your thesis that "dignity and flourishing of the saints is a priority" and may come back with some thoughts. Meanwhile, as always, thanks for putting pen to paper and laying out these issues.
It was cool to think and mull over my experience in this space and realize how much that foundational truth matters and how much we learned that in that time. Flourishing/abundance is central to human existence as seen in the whole of Scripture. It is what the gospel is about and a necessary byproduct of belonging to Jesus.
Wowsers, Matt! You have covered a lot of ground, much of which is all too familiar for me in church culture. I'm going to think on these things in light of your thesis that "dignity and flourishing of the saints is a priority" and may come back with some thoughts. Meanwhile, as always, thanks for putting pen to paper and laying out these issues.
Thanks Paul!
It was cool to think and mull over my experience in this space and realize how much that foundational truth matters and how much we learned that in that time. Flourishing/abundance is central to human existence as seen in the whole of Scripture. It is what the gospel is about and a necessary byproduct of belonging to Jesus.