Coffee hour and the beauty of lingering with one another

In a culture of constant urgency and overfilled church calendars, this piece argues for the countercultural power of lingering—slowing down, staying present, and creating space for God, one another, and ourselves. From coffee hour conversations to unhurried discernment processes, lingering shifts ministry away from efficiency and control toward communion, trust, and transformation. Far from passive, it is a deeply human and biblical practice that resists the idolatry of productivity and opens us to the Spirit’s work in surprising ways.

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This article was published in Faith & Leadership on August 19, 2025, and was written by Mihee Kim-Kort.

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