the title of this post is one of our favorite quotes printed on a T-shirt
modeled by none other than the one and only Kimn Nierman (we love you guys!)
why do we love the quote so much?
Because until the church learns to leave its building, it's useless. we're useless.
To quote the most over-played Christian band -- but for the first 100 times these lyrics are extremely impactful -- "If we are the body, why aren't his hands reaching?"
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more on the youth retreat last weekend: it was wonderful. (pics above)
it took place at an orphanage in a small town nearby.
there were over 80 people that participated, including a very dynamic leadership team of adults.
one of my favorite aspects of the retreat: it was the churh outside of its building.
there were people from 8 different cities, all together praising, playing, and spending time with beautiful orphan children who don't experience much love in their lives. It was Christianity being lived instead of being heard or spoken.
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So this week it 'all begins'. With my parents being in the US for the next month, we have triple responsibilities.
our schedule will look something like this:
Tuesday - Young Professionals home group
Wednesday - Portal home group
Thursday - Youth group home group
Friday - Yesky home group
Saturday - Young marrieds home group
Sunday - Church (on an average Sunday we're together until 10pm)
Mondays are off. kinda. as off as we can possibly stand it.
As Mark and I prepare for this new ministry schedule (**note: ministry does not require a schedule**), in my mind the defining question of our ministry philosophy is "are we helping the church leave the building?"
have you experienced a church that has left the building?
do you have any tips as we prepare for this revolutionary push?
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3 comments:
There is a church here that had days that they go into the community doing little service things just to show Christ's love... ie. cleaning the bathrooms at gas stations, fast food restaurants, picking up litter, whatever that can be done without "pre-planning" or even requiring "permission" etc... when asked what/why they were doing, they told them to demonstrate God's love in an outreaching way... that would definitely catch people off guard and open some up to a conversation, etc.
miss you guys!
thanks, maria!
and please pray that the church here catches this vision of service to others.
we love you guys and miss you,too!
I love that quote! That's awesome!
We are having lunch with Tony Ash on Sunday, he is one of our interim ministers.
I plan on breaking out the photo album you gave us with the sweater photos! :)
Miss yall!
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