Tuesday, January 30, 2007

We are not alone!

Christianpost.com tells us that in Missouri we have a sister concept in action! Please give your prayers out to this church, The Journey as they fight the divide that may become a public battle for us one day.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A new church is attracting members with unconventional methods such as pouring beer during theological discussions, but Southern Baptists say the outreach runs contrary to what the ministry represents.
A congregation of young St. Louisans called The Journey has grown from 30 members in 2002 to 1,300 members. The growth has been fueled by energetic programs, including Theology at the Bottleworks, a gathering at a suburban St. Louis microbrew pub for discussions on serious and offbeat topics linked to religion, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported yesterday.
Seriously though our mission is along with these people, that the medium of alcohol might just be the way to reach out to the often neglected, or leave your enjoyment at home people who love ales, stouts, etc. We hope to see those people more and more, as we share real conversation, real love, and a real passion for sharing the great news.

Preach it and Pour it Brothers!

The Six Pack

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

what is the argument, if you know, of the southern baptists?

Pub Ministry said...

Hey James,

the issue at hand

"At last year’s annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, members overwhelmingly reaffirmed their traditional stance on alcohol by passing a resolution opposing "the manufacturing, advertising, distributing and consuming of alcoholic beverages."

and since this group in St. Louis received funding from a subgroup of the Southern Baptists it is why they are coming under fire.