VITAL SERMON OF THE WEEK

Unboxing Church

With her erudite and engaging style, the Rev. Dr. Katie Hays normally preaches at Galielo Church in Mansfield, Texas. Here, as the guest of the Disciples of Christ Regional Assembly in Tennessee, she weaves an analogy based on the “unboxing” genre on YouTube, in which videos show people opening shipments of material goods. She asks, “What if it were the church in the box?” What would people find? “What if they find us worn, weary, skeptical and sad? What happens if they get inside and find the fire is almost out and we’ve run out of fuel to rekindle the flame?”