Ban the word “just” from your vocabulary…rather than saying “I just sweep up after Messy Church each month, boldly proclaim the gifts that you bring and use to make Messy Church what it is. Lucy Moore, Opening Session of MCIC 2019 (not a verbatim quote but shared in the spirit of what she said) The […]
Messy Church International Conference Reflection: What Now?
Leyla and I looked on a bit helplessly as the train we had just boarded to Broxbourne station; the stop for the conference center of the (MCIC) 2019 event, left the station with two of our traveling companions (Marty and Lynn) left standing on the platform. We had navigated the labyrinth of the London tube […]
A Messy Interview- MCIC 2019
Lindsey: I’m sure there were familiar faces, were you able to network with any new Messy friends? Leyla: It’s funny…I only saw a couple of people that I had met the first time even though I heard many times from people I was in conversation with that they had also been there for the first […]
MCIC 2019- Here we Go Again!
May News from Messy Church USA A Blog Post by Roberta J. Egli How important are rituals in forming community? At Wesley United Methodist Church in Eugene, OR we begin our Sunday morning traditional worship with a ‘ritual of welcome’. As we pause to light the Christ candle recognizing Christ’s presence with us the entire […]