Earlier this year I was talking with a friend about 25 yo – 40 somethings in the Adventist Church and somehow that conversation has emerged into a new ministry called Submerge. Last weekend we held our very first Submerge event in Sydney’s CBD and the feedback has been exciting. “My eyes have been opened,” said one person. “I want to go deeper. For real.”
The twofold purpose of this first Submerge event was to help people go deeper with God and share faith with their friends. We wanted to help people take the next step in their journey, no matter how close to or far from God they were, and we wanted to help them share Jesus with their generation.
Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that the feedback was so positive. All we did was provide a simple program with a simple agenda but I guess that’s all our generation needs. A safe place to be real. To ask questions. To share experiences. To be inspired. The presence of God.
When I was asked what I hoped would be the result of Submerge, my response was just as simple. All I hope is that we will reclaim what it means to be true disciples of Jesus and live as He lived. I’m over rationalising the likes of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and explaining away His teachings about the Kingdom of God. I long to see us living out our faith in the way Micah 6:8 calls us to live it out.
Plans are now underway to recreate the Submerge website as a forum for blogging and resourcing spiritual growth. This is where you will find all future developments!
