Terms and Concepts

This site intentionally uses several new terms and concepts to describe Humble Walk. This is done to avoid calling forth old pictures of church and ministry. They are:

Common Christian Faith: There are aspects of Christianity that are common among most denominations. If we strip away the theology and methodology, one can see them. They include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• A Trinitarian belief in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

• Remembering Christ through communion.

• Worshipping God in music and song.

• Education and encouragement through scripture.

• Discovering and nurturing spiritual gifts.

• Prayer in many fashions.

• Expressing Christ to others around us.

In Humble Walk, these aspects join us as believers. We all "know" what they are, even if we hold very divergent views of their meaning and expression. Humble Walk gatherings would contain these elements of Common Christian Faith, but not dictate their meanings or expressions. Instead, a variety of meanings and expressions would be presented, allowing those on the Humble Walk path to experience them, ponder them, and then discard or build them into their own lives as they feel Christ is leading them.

Dechurched: This is not a novel term. It is commonly used to describe people who were once an active part of a congregation, but now no longer attend. There are myriad reasons and speculations for why this is a rapidly growing trend. Humble Walk is intentionally designed to help dechurched people rediscover their personal walk with Christ. Humble Walk will NOT give answers! Instead, Humble Walk will be a place dechurched Christians can freely worship together and wait for our Lord to provide them personal answers to life's questions.

Guideposts: Humble Walk is an active, outward exercise. Churches invest a lot of energy in keeping their facility and body intact. When successful, this creates "peace like a pond" - pleasant, but stagnant and in many cases, evaporating. (As many of you have learned -"Woe to the one who causes a ripple in this sort of structure.") Rivers and paths are winding and dynamic. There's no telling when they will be wide or narrow. There are troubles and joys around every bend. It's unpredictable, but it is ALIVE! A successful walk with Christ should be more like this "peace like a river."

Humble Walk is passionate about providing choices in direction - not creating a new rest home. To help with this, we do need to have an understanding of where the Humble Walk path generally points. Rather than create a "Statement of Faith" or "Creed" or "Constitution," etc., Humble Walk has Guideposts to describe our faith path.