Comments on: Messy Church

By: Lucy Moore

Lucy Moore — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:35:00 +0000

Messy Church differs from hoiday clubs / trad Sunday School mainly because it’s not a children’s only club- it’s all age and it’s church. So we value the adults as much as the children and the children as much as the adults. And it’s not a club but a worshipping community. This is really hard, as you can imagine, and we get it wrong all the time, but it’s an important difference to have as an aim and aspiration. (Try the book for more musings.)
And we’ve had suggestions for more specialist variations: a sartorial Dressy Church; a top executives’ Stressy Church; a terribly nice Blessy Church… The world is indeed our lobster.

By: Russ

Russ — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:16:33 +0000

My son has recently invented Messy Bedroom Church without realising it. Is this a record?

Coming soon:

Itchy & Scratchy Church
Lurch Church (for Addams Family fans)
Bouncy Church (for trampolinists)
Bendy Church (for contortionists)

And many more you could mention.

If this sounds cynical, it’s not meant to – I actually think Messy Church is a great idea. If it helps some and brings some into the Kingdom, go for it. By all means to win some, as Paul put it.

By: Aaron Orear

Aaron Orear — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:38:46 +0000

Actually, we have Messy Church every Monday…it’s the Sexton’s day off.

By: Aaron Orear

Aaron Orear — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:36:28 +0000

I’ve done this, only we called it Sunday School and didn’t have parents messing things up.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:04:28 +0000

Still not really clear why church needs branding.

I’m going to start a sitting-at-home-and-being-miserable church. Half the church-going population already belong.