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By Dennis McCallum & Doug Patch What is Conversation and Cuisine?“Judgmental,” “dogmatic” and “narrow-minded” are common adjectives applied to Christians by non-Christians. Sadly, they are too often deserved. Conversation and Cuisine (C&C) is an accredited Xenos ministry team committed to providing an environment that can go a long way in reversing this perspective. Exquisite food and enjoyable, stimulating discussion describes the evening in a nutshell. C&C was formed out of the conviction and burden that adults today are becoming harder to engage in substantive conversation and relationships. This might be due to busy lifestyles, material pursuits that take priority over spiritual inquiry, or perhaps negative experiences with the church or Christians in the past. Yet, we know that these same adults gratefully accept God's message when they get their questions answered and where they see Christians living out community as God defines it in his word. They see God's perspective of marriage and parenting relationships, work relationships, and friendships and realize that they have always wanted these. Sometimes though, the difficulty is helping them look past their barriers and honestly investigate the truth claims of Christianity. This is where C&C fits in. What God depicts in his word is Christians who respectfully listen to many views, though not necessarily agreeing, who are hospitable and other-centered, and in general who are able to have and host a great time! That certainly describes Jesus Christ's presence at various parties narrated in scripture. This demeanor would go a long way in distinguishing us from possible past negative experiences with Christians who may have pounded God's message without dialoguing respectfully about different views. The C&C discussion is therefore purposefully NOT oriented toward the Christian world view and purposefully most interested in drawing out and listening to all views. The facilitator has invested considerable time into preparing for just such a discussion. Read on if you have more questions. >> 1. What is Conversation & Cuisine?
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