Stoning the prophets

Next Sunday evening at 6.30pm, we kick off a new series on the minor prophets of the old testament. This is not a part of the bible that is frequently preached from. We plan to look at a different minor prophet each week. One idea which I picked up from Steve Taylor in New Zealand, who ran such a series, was to have a time at the beginning of the service where people have the opportunity to respond to what they have read.

Then the invite to pick up a stone from the pile in the middle and to share what struck us. People shared and then tossed their stone back onto the pile. There is something very primal about the sound of stone striking stone. There is something rich and powerful about being among a community taking the word of God seriously, as a community and not from a preaching expert.

I think I will try this out. We begin the series this Sunday with a general introduction led by Hector Morrison, Deputy Principal of HTC (and one of our elders.)