Reimagining how we reimagine church

We need to reimagine church. Heard that sentence before? Of course you have. It’s the theme (and sometimes the title) of various conferences, books, and even congregations throughout the nation. As a resurrection people—one pointing toward a Jesus we cannot see and hoping to build a world that is not and perhaps has never been—our ability to imagine and reimagine is a critical part of our faith. It is how we respond to the harsh and undesirable things of life.

Besides, all the great innovations that have blessed our society were born out of a sense that there was “something more than this.” (Well, not penicillin. That was a complete accident. And Post-it notes and Velcro. But you get my point.)

Imagination is a good thing, one necessary for the life of faith. The ability to hope beyond reality—indeed, the tenacity to do such a thing—is the stuff of miracles.