Risk-Taking Mission & Service
The Congregational Practice of Risk-Taking Mission and Service
Mission and Service refers to the projects, efforts, and work people do to make a positive difference in the lives of others for the purposes of Christ, whether or not they will ever become part of the community of faith. Risk-taking pushes us out of our comfort zone, stretching us beyond service to people we already know, exposing us to people, situations, and needs that we would never ordinarily encounter apart from our deliberate intention to serve Christ. Congregations who practice Risk-taking Mission and Service offer endless opportunities for people to make a difference in lives of others through service projects, volunteer opportunities, and mission initiatives.
The Personal Practice of Risk-Taking Mission and Service
The personal practice of Risk-Taking Mission and Service involves offering ourselves in purposeful service to others in need, making a positive difference even at significant personal cost and inconvenience to our own lives. We offer ourselves, our gifts and abilities and passions, to God so God can use us to transform the world by relieving suffering. We serve.
What word would you use to describe RLC's mission and service? Here's how our congregation assessed itself in our recent survey. Out of 80 responses received...
Let's talk about all that on - Sunday March 18th - at the Adult Forum. We'll also hear from Sara Drebes from the Dominican Republic via Skype (if she has electrical power). Bring your ideas on risk-taking.
Intro from Sara...
Greetings from the Dominican Republic! My name is Sara Drebes and I have been living and serving in the DR since July 2010. I teach English at Doulos Discovery School in Jarabacoa and I work part-time for an outreach ministry to high school students called Young Life. As I approach the two year mark of my time here, I am amazed at all the Lord has done in me and through me. It was told to me before I moved, that the Lord calls us to faraway places for ourselves as much (if not more) than for the people there. How true and how sweet this is! I look forward to sharing a bit of my journey with you and answering any questions you might have via Skype during Adult Forum.
Learn More! Every day during Lent, we will post a new thought about fruitful living on our Twitter and Facebook sites. Weekly Website News e-mails will
reinforce each weekly theme:
Week 1 - Radical Hospitality
Week 2 - Passionate Worship
Week 3 - Intentional Faith Development
Week 4 - Risk-taking Mission and Service
Week 5 - Extravagant Generosity
These thoughts come from Bishop Robert Schnase's devotional guide entitled Forty Days of Fruitful Living
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Join us in prayerful discussion about how to make our lives more fruitful!
"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit -- fruit that will last." John 15:16