As I was flipping through a book titled ‘Inside the Organic Church’ by Bob Whitesel the name of a church in Denver, CO grabbed me, “Scum of the Earth Church“. I opened the book to the chapter on the church, but only really expecting a clever name for a typical white suburbia church. What I found was a mission to reach society’s outcasts, the untouchables, and those typically not welcomed in a “normal” church. This provokes me to wonder if I could be as brave as the founder Mike Sares and truly take the good news to outcast of society.

Their Foundation:

To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world. (1 Corinthians 4:11-13)

Their Mission is to be a church who:

• seeks intimacy with God and honest relationships with others
• cultivates creativity and uses everyone’s gifts
• asks questions while seeking Truth
• recognizes our need for a Savior
• passionately yet respectfully shares the saving love of Christ
• demonstrates God’s love in our community

My only point to this post was to bring attention to an incredible ministry and to show what Following Christ may look like. Take a look at their site and let me know what you think about their ministry.