The annual MindBodySpirit festival is being held this weekend in Sydney and it reminded me of an awkward conversation i had years ago.
When i was engaged i was cornered by a lovely old dear and for ten minutes she told me about a wedding festival that she used to organise. She said that the church should be involved and i agreed.
Unfortunately she heard that i personally wanted to man the booth.
Much backtracking later that week this (thankfully) did not eventuate.
But i wonder how the presence of the church at a wedding expo would go down. Would the other vendors be fine with the message of marriage being about lifelong commitment proclaimed before God and a bunch of witnesses in a church, by a minister be accepted?
How about the message of the Christian God at the MindBodySpirit festival? In the lengthy list of exhibitors i didn't spot a Christian one (although i didn't chase down the links).
UPDATE: It turns out Petersham Assembly of God church is there.
Maybe expo/festival outreach is a ministry that churches should explore. It could be these places that the church needs to speak up and make its case. The people there are either open to spirituality or thinking about a place to make their vows.
More daringly, should there be a Christian booth at Sexpo?
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