““What is the need right now around which I’m willing to show you my need and let you basically create something new together to mark, to witness, to invent: start with the need” - Priya Parker”

Like all good things, this is an evolving story! Supper Club has transformed over the years. As an experimental ministry we have tried different approaches. But truth be told, Supper Club gained its sea legs and found her momentum in 2019 once we made a few strategic tweaks and modifications.

We gained clarity by asking questions such as:

What is the need?

Who are we serving?

What is our purpose?

I prayed, listened and consulted on these questions until I felt a stirring to create something new. I sensed that there must be others like me, who are interested in faith and Christian spirituality and wish to explore these ideas outside of the context of the Sunday morning model. It soon became clear that gathering with a shared purpose, with a focus on relationships, scripture, stories, food and prayer was the new direction we were called in.

As a result, we created a community of seekers that actually listens, prays, supports and wonders together. We were blessed by face to face gatherings including prayer and conversation over a meal throughout the Fall and Winter until we were forced to adapt and shifted to digital. Now we are enthusiastically looking forward to hanging out in a park for a socially distanced picnic next week!

What impresses me and makes me most proud of the Supper Club community and its evolution is the ways that we have cared for and supported each other especially in the last 6 months. During this time of global pandemic, we have deepened our connection in both tangible and intangible ways. I personally thank God in prayer every day for this community and how we have enriched each other's lives.

The other day I was walking in NDG and I passed by a church with this quote on the lawn.

“We will never change the world by going to Church

We will only change the world by being the Church”

-unknown

It’s kind of a cliché I know but when I read this I thought about The Supper Club community and this filled me with hope knowing that we have accomplished meaningful acts of friendship, outreach and generosity together, knowing that we have been the church!

I can’t wait to plan, pray and dream about the direction of Supper Club and the ways that we will continue to transform our gatherings with mission, purpose and love this year!

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