Yesterday at church, Mark asked for your ideas on how you can invest in people. He will be posted some of the ideas on his blog this week. We had quit a few responses. I would say that a majority of them were things an organization could do...a program for teens, an event for kids, starting this ministry or that ministry. None of them were bad ideas - all good thoughts and intentions. I understand why many people respond this way -for the past 20+ years, the church has always just added program after program trying to meet needs.
From day one of The Journey, we wanted to make a shift - away from programs and towards mission. A program is limited. But if we all live out the mission in our circles, we can invest more, reach more, and our impact is greater. We don't want to fill up your already busy schedule with programs. We want people at The Journey to live out the mission in their everyday lives. You have people at your work, in your neighborhood, in your family and in your circle of friends that I could never connect with or that a program would never reach. God has given each of us unique opportunities to GO. So, don't wait for programs - as you go through this week - there will be opportunities to serve, to share, to invest and to GO. As God to give you His eyes to see and boldness to GO.
From day one of The Journey, we wanted to make a shift - away from programs and towards mission. A program is limited. But if we all live out the mission in our circles, we can invest more, reach more, and our impact is greater. We don't want to fill up your already busy schedule with programs. We want people at The Journey to live out the mission in their everyday lives. You have people at your work, in your neighborhood, in your family and in your circle of friends that I could never connect with or that a program would never reach. God has given each of us unique opportunities to GO. So, don't wait for programs - as you go through this week - there will be opportunities to serve, to share, to invest and to GO. As God to give you His eyes to see and boldness to GO.
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