tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post116802090857056720..comments2023-06-04T14:47:02.324+01:00Comments on a sideways glance: Belonging and standing on our two feetsimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13470335172330595542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-1168450110082364202007-01-10T17:28:00.000+00:002007-01-10T17:28:00.000+00:00So, you pull them into the church and encourage th...So, you pull them into the church and encourage them to belong. What next? What about the ones who, for one reason or another (<EM>some</EM> of which are unavoidable) make others feel like they don't want to belong to the same community any more?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps this pulls away from the area you are discussing but at some point it becomes an issue in sustaining community (and, as a consequence, remaining open for a continual stream of new people).Wulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122559314286527166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901815.post-1168295494504307712007-01-08T22:31:00.000+00:002007-01-08T22:31:00.000+00:00Very interested in this.....interested in the Bibl...Very interested in this.....interested in the Biblical view of inclusion given there's so much talk about inclusion (social, educational, economic, locational etc). Strikes me that generally, there are still some people we are more willing to "include" than others. We don't do/deal with difference well as a rule. Looking forward to other thoughts and comments to see how this progresses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com