LK10 comes to Israel!

June 20, 2017 This week we have a 10:2b story for you, Richard and Carolyn Hyde of Israel. In Israel, the Hydes were seeing churches from the United States, Ethiopia, Russia, all imported versions of churches that had begun somewhere else. What they didn't see was an indigenous church...a church led by Israelis, one that made sense for Israelis. All of these churches followed the general Western church model, people sitting silently in rows listening to a preacher. According to Richard and Carolyn this isn't a good fit for Israel, because apparently Jews like to talk! This all means that the LK10 rhythms have been working great for the Hydes (and all the folks they've been introducing to LK10), because everyone gets to talk in LK10. Instead of sitting in rows, quietly facing the front, and passively receiving from the pulpit, they are flourishing in LK10's more familial ways of being church. But what was especially helpful for me is Carolyn's remarks at 4:35. She grew up in a family where "everybody talked but nobody listened. That's what I like about LK10, is that everybody's still talking, but this time everybody's listening." I don't know about you, but listening deeply to others isn't something I'm that good at. I'm good at thinking about the thing I want to say next. I'm good at thinking about what I wish I had said to that driver who cut me off in traffic earlier. I'm good at thinking about what I'm going to have for my next meal. But listening to others? It's something that takes practice for me, and it's partly because I grew up in a family like Carolyn's. It's so helpful to remember that I'm not the only person who grew up in a family like that. But it's also helpful to remember that in LK10, we're all learning to listen. We're co-learners here, even on some of the most basic, simple things. Things like listening to each other. Listening to ourselves, to our own hearts. Listening to Jesus. I'm happy to be family with you all, learning to listen together. So what encouraged you about John's conversation with the Hydes? Shoot us an e-mail, or hit us up on the Facebook group!

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