Mosaic Church and The Bikini Bike Wash
A few weeks ago our associate pastor Ray was contacted by the local Harley-Davidson dealer. They asked if our church would be interested in hosting a bike-blessing booth at their dealership for their big summer bar-b-que kickoff event. It took us about 2 seconds to say yes: we love bikes and bikers and annually host Biker Sunday at Mosaic (This year it’s July 10th).
As the event moved closer we found out we would be positioned right next to the bikini bike wash…..um, oooo.kay. This can present a unique position for a church. Should we participate in an event that some see as degrading to women or should we politely decline? We decided to move forward.
I heard it said once that light shines the brightest in the darkest places.
We set up our booth and sure enough, we were RIGHT NEXT to the bikini bike wash: complete with about a half-dozen bikini clad women in their late teens and early 20’s washing motorcycles while men stood around taking pictures. Is this any kind of a place for a church to be?
I say YES!!
I think this is exactly where the church SHOULD be. Too often Christians become insulated from people around them who desperately need Jesus. They, under the guise of “avoiding the appearance of evil” choose to retreat from those who need the light the most. Was the day uncomfortable? Not really, it was actually a lot of fun. We prayed with several bikers and blessed a bunch of bikes. All in all, it was a great day and I hope to do it again next year.
I think you should ask yourself: What is it that God might be wanting me to do? Maybe you’ve overlooked it because you thought: “There’s no way God would want me to do that, to go there or to reach out to that person.”
I say go for it, because if you don’t, who will?
Thanks for reading, talk to you soon.
