Modern day prophets?

On the first Thursday of each month we'll have a 'guest' service, ideal for people who haven't been to church very often if at all. So, if you are planning to come to SofaChurch for the first time these meetings would be ideal.

We will start with a series of four meetings. We will think about four unlikely people who might nevertheless have a vital message for our world today. Might these four be messengers of God? They are a somewhat controversial bunch, some well known, some not, but all are well worth looking at.

February 7th: Banksy, the UK's most famous graffiti artist. Is he just a vandal, or does he have a prophetic message about peace, social justice and freedom?
www.banksy.co.uk

March 6th: Borat. Stick with me on this one; prophets have a tradition of putting people in awkward situations that expose their wrong attitudes.

April 3rd: Scroobius Pip. One half of dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, a band from Essex. Their first two songs, Thou Shalt Always Kill and A Letter from God to Man reveal an insight into God that we can all learn from.
www.myspace.com/lesacvspip

May 1st: Mr Benn. The fancy dress loving time traveller always seems to have the Christ-like answer for the problems that the people he meets are struggling with.

We will have some promotional posters and postcards soon; please spread the word! Click here to download a copy of the postcard to email to your friends.

Plan for January and February 2008 - updated

Jan 17th - Being authentically Christian in the 21st Century Part I
Jan 24th - Being authentically Christian in the 21st Century Part II
Jan 30th - (not officially) Holy communion - cooking and eating a meal together

Feb 7th - Modern day prophets I - Banksy
Feb 14th - Valentine's film night
Feb 21st - What can we learn from Pingu?
Feb 28th - Painting

Being Real

Tonight we considered the direction of SofaChurch with authenticity and openness being at the crux of our knowing Christ and making Christ known. We arrived at deciding a program which could deal with a variety of needs and purposes on many levels, which can be planned in advance, but remain flexible.

The Mission Statement from the back of the SofaChurch postcards is excellent, summed up in the paragraph: "Sofa Church is a more relaxed way of being church. Its a place where all family members can share how they like to worship God. Its a safe place where its okay to just be you. Relax - you're with family"

The music was God is a DJ by Faithless:

"This is my church
This is where I heal my hurts
It's a natural grace
Of watching young life shape
It's in minor keys
Solutions and remedies
Enemies becoming friends
When bitterness ends
...
Respect, love, compassion
This is my church
This is where I heal my hurts
For tonight
God is a DJ"

American Honky Tonk Bar Association from
Garth Brooks also giving insight into where people find acceptance and community - which is SofaChurch's aim by different means.

Tim to lead first meeting of 2008

So, yes next Thursday evening I look forward to helping us think about what we'd like Sofa Church to be, to do, where it's going, and how it might get there.

Please come with your own feelings, ideas and contributions ready to share. If you'd rather not speak up on the night, please mail me tim @ christ church crewe . org. uk (removing spaces) or leave a comment here. We can keep it anonymous if you prefer!

It's our chance to think through what Sofa Church could be and could do as we enter its first full year. Exciting times.