Comments on: Underlying Movement #3 – Our Search To Belong http://edbahler.com/2008/03/20/underlying-movement-3-our-search-to-belong/ Understanding the intersection of...Evolving Culture...Relevant Ministry....Empowering Leadership....and Intentional Facilities Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:49:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Church Bartender http://edbahler.com/2008/03/20/underlying-movement-3-our-search-to-belong/#comment-12 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:55:13 +0000 http://edbahler.com/?p=94#comment-12 You’re so right, it’s not about the coffee. But coffee is often necessary, or some type of beverage that creates that common connection and stickiness factor.

Of all the roles I’ve played in the church, seems I’m best known as ‘the coffee guy’ or ‘the church bartender’ as I was once named by a drunk guest who would visit the church cafe I operated. And I’m always stoked when people see beyond the cup and to the connection that cup provides.

At my church people laugh that I always have a cup in my hand, though I don’t drink near as much coffee as people think. I’m not always drinking from the cup I hold, but two main reasons keep it in my hand: (1) I’ve got CTS – coffee tunnel syndrome and if I don’t put a cup in my hand people won’t stop shaking it and (2) holding a beverage created a bridge, not a barrier for conversation….

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