A prayer about revolution and change may be just what is needed to infuse Christian churches with new life and members.

A different, more historically accurate meaning of the LordB次元官网网址檚 Prayer, known by billions of Christians around the world, is explored in a book written by former Catholic priest and early Christianity expert John Dominic Crossan.

The Florida-based writer will bring the message he explores in The Greatest Prayer: Rediscovering the Radical Message of the Lord's Prayer to the Church of St. John the Divine Anglican Church in Victoria this weekend.

Thanks to Crossan, B次元官网网址渁ll of a sudden Jesus is much different than what we thought and much more important,B次元官网网址�  said Rev. Harold Munn, adding that through Crossan's research the Lord's Prayer "is a prayer for a call for change."

"It's about revolution,B次元官网网址� said Munn, who leads the St. John the Divine congregation. 

"What I find most rewarding is the very large number of people in churches across the U.S. and Canada who find that my vision of Jesus is authentically liberating," he told the **B次元官网网址.

If Christian churches don't embrace fresh ideas, they'll be in trouble.

B次元官网网址淧ersonally I think if it doesnB次元官网网址檛 happen there will be no church left,B次元官网网址� Munn said.

The four-lecture conference is $90, $80 for students and happens March 18 to 20 at 1611 Quadra St. Crossan is also preaching at the Sunday church service at 10 a.m.

For more information or to register, please e-mail admin@stjohnthedivine.bc.ca or call 250-383-7169.

emccracken@vicnews.com