Church Hospitality Requires More Than Inclusion
Seed — an idea to develop
Tolerance and formal inclusion are not enough. To be fully the Church of Christ, the Church must foster genuine belonging: people must not merely be admitted into the community, but recognised as necessary members of Christ’s body, able to shape its life and receive its care.
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