Dear Family,
Back to normal in a New Year? I hope not! God wonderfully gives us fresh challenges to creatively develop as those called to reflect and express God’s presence and purpose to those around us. Life constantly changes, the culture and context in which we live and work taking on new forms and expressions, good and bad.
Our job is to demonstrate the liberating power of the Gospel to enable people to break out from the things that hold us back. To move forward, ever anticipating the fullness of the Kingdom of God finding expression upon the earth.
In this coming year, there are areas to clearly develop in our congregation. As we look to enlist and draw people into our journey in following Christ, we have to make sure that we are not simply inviting them into a ghetto of religiosity, new or old. What matters is the presence of the DNA of Christ’s life and ministry. Lives that are intent on purposefully participating in Him.
There are three practical areas which I believe need to be intentionally developed in our lives as witnesses to Christ. We will be focusing on these and implementing ministries to express them:
1. good news for the poor
2. healing and deliverance
3. peace making
This is a clear path for us to follow. Let us pray for wisdom in discerning how to walk it. It is an exciting journey for us to embark on together.
In His love,
Jim
