The faith to change things...

I spent today with an incredibly engaging and committed group of students at the school of video production at Media Village in Kalk Bay, Cape Town.  It is always a privilege to teach, but it is an added joy when the students are eager to learn, highly skilled and engaged in their subject matter!

Today we talked about changing paradigms in Ministry and the Church.  We discussed the doctrine of the Church and the Biblical intention of the Church's mission, and we concluded the day with a discussion of a theology of ministry outside of the regular congregational setting (i.e., work as worship).  Tomorrow we will conclude the lectures with a look at how we can use new media to reach a changing world with the unchanging message of the Gospel of Christ.

I will post the powerpoint slides for the lectures once we're done with the sessions.

However, this evening as I was catching up on my emails for the day this quote came into my inbox from Sojourners:

This is the first generation in all of recorded history that can do something about the scourge of poverty. We have the means to do it. We can banish hunger from the face of the earth.

- Hubert Humphrey, (U.S. Vice President 1965-1969)

Here's a challenging passage of scripture to go along with it:

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" The Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."

- Luke 17:5-6