Come and Celebrate

"One problem I failed to list .. is that we too seldom get to celebrate. Nehemiah's wall was finished, and they celebrated; David's temple was completed, and they celebrated; Moses' tabernacle was finished, and they celebrated" Brian McLaren, "The Church on the Other Side", Zondervan, 1998, 2000, p. 135. Celebration ought to be at the core of church life. If people are thinking 'it's boring' what's going wrong? Do we create enough opportunities for celebration? Do we see celebrating as one of the defining characteristics of the church?