A Blogpost from Roberta J. Egli Creativity is one of the five foundational values for Messy Church. As a young adult, I did not view myself as creative because I did not like to draw, paint, sew, knit or crochet. I mistakenly thought that if I created, I needed to have a finished product. I […]
June 2023 Messy Church of the Month
This month we travel across the world to Bunbury Uniting Church in South Bunbury, Western Australia. Rev. Greg Ross, pastor at Bunbury Uniting is also a leader of the Messy Church movement in Australia. For the past seven years the Bunbury Messy Church congregation has rented out their church camp site for 17 days after […]
Messy Church Values: Hospitality
Messy Church is Hospitality! Hospitality is one of the five foundational values of Messy Church. What makes “Messy Hospitality” more than just a phrase but central to Who we are and What we do in Messy Church. When have you experienced hospitality at your Messy Church? How do you extend hospitality to not only those […]
What is Intergenerational Worship?
I had fun participating in a webinar sponsored by Music Makes Community on Intergenerational Worship on March 8th. The preparatory conversation and then the webinar presentation with Sarah Bentley Allred, Paul Vasile and Breen Sipes brought joy and a sense of holy community that I continue to reflect upon one week later! I find it […]