Open air ministry alive and well in the East End!

Nevermind cell church, cafe church, or even table church, today we experienced 'croquet church'.

Along with friends from Stepney we took to Shandy Park and were church in the open air. Having looked at Scripture, prayed and eaten together we followed the recent example set by the Deputy Prime Minister and enjoyed the quintessential sport of croquet!

It's fair to say that as the local Mosque emptied we drew some inquisitve glances (we were even joined by a young lad as his Burkha clad younger sisters sought the relief of the shade).

As Graham Tomlin writes 'unless there is something about church, or Christians, or Christian faith that intrigues, provokes or entices, then all the evangelism in the world will fall on deaf ears. If churches cannot convey a sense of ‘reality’ then all our ‘truth’ will count for nothing. Unless someone wants to hear, there’s no point in shouting louder. Churches need to become provocative, arresting places which make the searcher, the casual visitor, want to come back for more.'

If you want to be provocative, you might want to try croquet church?!