Hodos?
Hodos isn’t a word you use everyday…it’s probably not a word you use any day. So what is it?
Hodos Project is a code name of sorts for this early stage of our family’s transition to Austin to form a new faith community. Hodos is the Greek word for way or journey, and it was the original name given to followers of Jesus in Acts. (See Acts 9:2,19:9,19:23,22:4,24:14,24:22.) It won’t necessarily be the name of our church community, but the double meaning seemed appropriate for this stage of the process. We are on a journey into a new season of life, and we are longing to shape a community that follows the Way of Jesus.
It seemed to soon to try to give a name to our church community. We really need to get a feel for the community we will be in before naming the church. In the meantime, we are on a journey, on a road, to live in the Way of Jesus. We hope that can be the core of what this new faith community will be about. So, while that might not be the name of the church, it is a good reminder of what we are setting out to be.
