If Jesus calls the church his bride (singular) then why are there so many denominations and variations? What separates us? What unites us?
Category: Refuge.Basics
Refuge.Basics // Deep Church
What does it look like to be a SHALLOW church? What does it mean to be a DEEP church? For us Misfits, it means going deep into our study in God’s word, building meaningful relationships with each other, and serving deeply in our community. Let’s go deeper together!
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Refuge.Basics // Restful Church
Rest is kind of our thing. Restful people are more focused, mindful, encouraging, gentle, and full of grace. The work of the church will never be done so rest is mission-critical in order to succeed. What are some of your favorite ways to unwind?
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Refuge.Basics // Organic Church
There are several ways to tend your spiritual soil and stay rooted in the church. Whether that is studying the Gospel, loving your neighbor, or working in the community, your involvement is key.
At Refuge, we don’t have a staff and believe in growing organically, so how we grow as a church depends on you! When you feel called to use your time, talents, or ideas to help spread the message of God, reach out to us to get started.
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Refuge.Basics // Slow Church
Fast food is efficient, it’s reliable, it’s predictable and it’s incredibly unhealthy in large quantities. We desire to be, not fast church, but slow church because love, grace, compassion, mercy, justice and relationships take time to grow. We desire to be slow because we want to taste and see the complexity of God, not just our own salt.
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Refuge.Basics // Small Church
Most churches aren’t yearning for a small budgets; small congregations, small spaces; but that’s the culture of Refuge. We will never have the best show. We can’t compete with U2; Hamilton; Disney World. Our weaknesses are evident as a purposely small church, and we see this as a calling and a gift from God.
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Refuge.Basics // Misfit Church
This week we began a new 8-week series title Refuge.Basics. As we dig into the culture of our church, what better place to start than to explore why we call ourselves MISFITS. And as misfits, how that allows others to BELONG regardless of BEHAVIOR and BELIEF.