Quite a few people have been asking about Hope on Mitchell ... our service that we did in the cinemas on Mitchell Street throughout 2009. (see http://www.gatewayofhope.blogspot.com/)
We have put that on hold for now and are looking at other avenues to get into and do ministry on Mitchell Street. The target audience is not going to be reached at 10am on a Sunday morning ... the reality is they will be in bed probably with a headache from a late night. Been there done that myself some years ago ... and the last place I would go to in those days would have been a church.
So we are having another look at this idea and wanting to re-invent it to be honest. The cinema service was effective in that it opened the eyes of the church goer to something different and got us out of the 4 walls of the church - however Hope on Mitchell is not purposed for the church goer ... quite the opposite actually.
Getting onto the streets at night when the pubs and clubs are open and just being a shoulder for someone to spew on (I mean lean on) is just a practical way. Again we are looking at how, when and what training etc may be required for that.
Anyway, please keep asking the question about Hope on Mitchell ... another way may be to get a coffee shop or something that has a permanent presence on Mitchell Street, so that we are able to touch lives and not just talk about it.
'people remember the touch more than they ever remember the talk ...'
anyway until next time,
Always Hope!
"Hello - I like how Hope on Mitchell is not a hope-less idea - but rather an idea in constellation (which is something that forms when a group of stars takes shape). That reminds me of the lights that shine bright on Mitchell at night. I anticipate a brighter constellation will yet shine and when its time is come, wise-men & wise-women will already have seen it from afar." Cherylynn SELLICK
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