I asked yesterday, Have we missed the point?
Maybe I should have asked, Where have we missed the point?
I looked at two surveys—one about young women leaving the church and one about young men returning to the church.
And I wondered about missing this point from Paul written to the Galatians, “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
So, where did we miss this point?
Was it missed 1,500 years ago and carrying forward until today?
How can churches become communities where everyone is accepted, no one is put down, as they work toward common goals of service? That is how Paul ended his letter on spiritual formation to the Romans. That is how the early church grew and changed the world.
We don’t proclaim inclusivity; we practice it.
There is a difference. In the end, people are known by what they do.
Faith Venture 
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