In our weekly Interfaith Spirit Quest spiritual discussion group, we had a free-flowing conversation about what it means to be a minister, what church should look like, what are they doing right, etc. Here are some of our thoughts:
1. What does it mean to be a minister?
Service to humanity
Putting people at ease
Helping people in need (materially and spiritually)
Lessons in application of spiritual truth
Provides help with spiritual growth and emotional issues
Opportunity to share personal spiritual experiences
Opportuniity to share struggles in search of solutions
Performs important stage of life ceremonies
2. What is religion doing right?
They help a lot of people materially
Not much! (kidding, right?)
Church attendance is good for kids
Teaches good rules to live by
Religion is a habit that can be useful
Good at performing important stage of life ceremonies
3. What would you like church to be like?
A place to worship and offer praise
A place to hear uplifting and relevant spiritual messages
Bigotry free
Serves Beer (as opposed to a wine communion service? :)
Masterminding monthly group - close knit support group
A place to share joys and struggles - and get answers
Welcoming of all types of people and diversity
Uplifting music is preferable to depressing dirges
Opportunity to pray in a sacred space or serene setting
Being prayed for by a prayer ministry of sorts
It should be like Interfaith Spirit Quest :)
Thank you for that last one!
This was a very interesting and fruitful conversation! Thank you to all who participated.
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