what I like about the United Church of Christ/UCC #4

There was in liberation theology what was called the action-reflection model. Action for the poor, often in a political/social context, would take place and that would be followed by an intentional time of reflection on what had happened with prayer and scripture as part of the ingredients of that time and space. I experienced it here in the US but saw it powerfully used in Christian base communities (neighborhoods Bible reflection and action groups) in parishes in Nicaragua in 1987 when I was there. Focus was on action rather than simply ivory-towered academic theological equations on truth and justice.

Today, we need to recover the reflection part of that model. And one such place that helps that in the United Church of Christ is the web site of the congregation I serve. Particularly our "spiritual life" page. There are links for settings such a Renovare and Shalem as well as SOAPing which has become a central piece for our congregation in its spiritual life. This has enabled us to grow in reaching out to others with a confidence of spirit that we have not known before.