Emergent Church and the Eucharist

My weekend reading has included Church Re-Imagined by Doug Pagitt who tells the story of the “Solomon’s Porch Community” in Minnesota. I like what he says – he speaks out against the idea of the programme church. He says, “from the beginning of Solomon’s Porch we have referred to our time together on Sundays as a gathering, not services. It’s a little thing, but it reminds usthat we are here to live life together, not simply to have our individual needs serviced.” Yes to that – we are gathering communities. Each Sunday they share the Eucharist; Doug says, “for us the communion has moved beyond ritual to necessity”. Amen and…