Missional..
Transformational….
Accountable…..
These are words that we are creeping into the daily language of churches. The words can mean many things, but for us, I believe they are leading us to be the church, the progressive open caring church for all of God’s children. They are about growth and change. They are about God’s transforming us to be the church that God is calling us to be. They are about the world that is changing so quickly that we need to be about that change, even when we don’t understand or know what to do about it.
Missional..
Transformational….
Accountable…..
These are words that we are creeping into the daily language of churches. The words can mean many things, but for us, I believe they are leading us to be the church, the progressive open caring church for all of God’s children. They are about growth and change. They are about God’s transforming us to be the church that God is calling us to be. They are about the world that is changing so quickly that we need to be about that change, even when we don’t understand or know what to do about it.
Our mission statement
Experiencing God’s grace, Seeking God’s mission, Sharing God’s love…
leads us into this discussion. What do these words mean to you?
God has called us to be the church, and that means we are on a journey:
a journey of transformation,
a journey that calls us to listen, to welcome, to be the church in this time and place,
a journey where we share God’s mission and are accountable to God.
We hear and live God’s word that is still speaking and challenging us. What a wonderful journey we are on.
This journey calls us to live differently..
This journey calls us to listen…
This journey calls us to love unconditionally, all of God’s people…
This journey calls us to change ourselves so that we can transform the world.
This journey is not easy, nor should it be.
But we are on the journey together with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. And what a wonderful journey that it is!!!
So what can we do while we are on this journey?
1- Come or help out at VBS, Family Fun day, and worship
2- Get outside our walls, show up at community events and show God’s love
3- Fellowship together, potluck together
4- Invite people to come worship with you
5- Volunteer, help out
6- Share yourself with others
7- Speak your faith, live your faith, stand up for justice
We are on a journey, we are being transformed. May we live and share and be and love as we are on the journey together.
Blessed to be on the journey together, Pastor Mindy