Washington Cathedral is a family of churches where each “meta” church is a very real family. A family “where everyone knows my name”- - - where everyone has many spiritual brothers & sisters, aunts & uncles, grandpas & grandmas and dozens of cousins!
How Can Many
Really Be One?
“With one spirit and one purpose”- - - so together they are like one warrior. (see Philippians 1:27) Welded together with a “mountain-top vision” now become Washington Cathedral “mission!” The “mission” simply to become and be the world’s greatest caring network.
Each “Meta” Congregation
Each “meta” congregation of Washington Cathedral will have two “co-pastors”, many deacons & deaconesses and a joyful, country-church family. We affectionately call it a country-church family because it will be surprisingly like an American phenomenon which helped build the faith-fabric of our beloved country.
The Return of the Tentmaker
We have had a vision that just might become one of the most significant “turning points” of the 21st Century church! Yet perhaps the biggest surprise of this is that it sounds very much like the 1st Century church and as we have suggested - the forming time of our country.
In 2009 we are witnessing what might be called the perfect storm in terms of reaching people for Christ in the United States. In other places in the world some amazing things are happening, but in the United States huge churches are being built (God bless them) at the same time small churches are closing at an alarming rate. And a colossal part of the problem is the economic turmoil with alarming escalation of costs in building, energy bills and salaries!
The apostle Paul bragged that he did not need wages because he had been God-blessed to meet his own financial needs with an extraordinary gift of making tents. Many churches using one facility- - -now add a new concept- - - “congregational pastors” very unique individuals- - - God-called, God-equipped “tent-making” pastors!
In 2009 we are witnessing what might be called the perfect storm in terms of reaching people for Christ in the United States. In other places in the world some amazing things are happening, but in the United States huge churches are being built (God bless them) at the same time small churches are closing at an alarming rate. And a colossal part of the problem is the economic turmoil with alarming escalation of costs in building, energy bills and salaries!
The apostle Paul bragged that he did not need wages because he had been God-blessed to meet his own financial needs with an extraordinary gift of making tents. Many churches using one facility- - -now add a new concept- - - “congregational pastors” very unique individuals- - - God-called, God-equipped “tent-making” pastors!
A miracle called- - - “Washington Cathedral’s Meta Church”
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