Johannah Myers, Executive Director October is here, and spooky season has begun. But ask a Messy Church leader what gives them the spooks, and you might hear something other than ghosts and haunted houses. I’m curious what’s on YOUR list of spooky? We know a few things about facing the unexpected. We take a deep […]
The Role of Listening in a Messy Church
by Luke Edwards, Associate Director of Church Development for the Western North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church In my first year of starting a fresh expression of church, I remember one Sunday when my wife gave me a healthy dish of humble pie. I was leading this new, experimental worship service with […]
Listening: The First Step to Launching a Vibrant Messy Church
In fifteen years of church-based community engagement the most important lesson I have learned is to listen first. Messy Church is an incredible model of intergenerational ministry that has been proven effective across thousands of communities around the world. What’s important to remember is that every Messy Church is different because every community is different. […]