The congregation strongly supported the purchase of the 100 Sheldon property which expands our campus in the heart of the city. Since that decision committees have been working hard on plans for ministry, construction, and fund-raising. Three Growing U sessions are devoted to learning about how our growing campus provides our congregation with ministry opportunities and challenges. These sessions will provide updates on the progress of the committees and give members an opportunity to participate in developing the vision for ministry on our growing campus.

Rev. Michael Gulker, President of The Colossian Forum, presents the first of a two-part sessions.

How do you show hospitality to folks that make you uncomfortable? What difference does it make to the future of the church? What difference does hospitality make to your own happiness? Have we confused our own privilege and the American dream of self-sufficiency and independence with the Kingdom of God? The two presentations will provide a well-researched conceptual frame situated in current sociological research followed by concretepractices of hospitality that can begin to form our imagination for how Christ’s gospel of reconciliation might once again begood news for the world and our own lives.