Helping People For A Long Term Sustainability

“I have carefully and thoroughly read the entire book as assigned.” Throughout David Platt’s book, “Radical : Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream”, he encourages the reader to take a look at their life and see whether or not Christ is all they need to impact their life for Jesus in a radical way. He asks the reader to carefully examine their life, and see if there are areas that perhaps the Lord would desire for change to take place. Platt challenges the Church to step up and see the urgency in missions realizing that this is the way God designed the lost and dying world to hear the Good News of the Risen and Glorified Savior Jesus Christ.

The book renewed hope and excitement for a pastor coming to the end of transitioning a local church from one chapter into a new one. This hope is not because the process is almost complete, but because of MacDonald’s focus on people being greater than the process. This reviewer was renewed in his heart for the real people he is pastoring. Those that are still on the team and in the family have weathered the storm as well, and are ready to be lead to wherever God might take

In Student Ministry for the 21st Century, Bo Boshers urges his readers to reevaluate, minister, structure, and program with a purpose in order to reach the lost as well as develop and send out the church. Boshers first encourages readers to reevaluate their purpose. The first manner by which he suggests reevaluating one’s purpose is by leading with authenticity and remaining “REAL with Christ” (19). The acronym stands for “Recognize your fatal flaws,” “Experience God daily,” “Adjust your gauges,” and “Learn discipline.” Boshers claims that unless a leader is authentic, he or she will not be able to effectively minister to others.

We know several people who have been on short-term mission trips. Perhaps you’ve even been on one yourself and proclaimed to others that you gained more from that trip than the people you went to serve. Maybe you’re a full-time missionary living in another nation (at least for the majority of the year). Most likely, you’re an average church member who knows the Great Commission but doesn’t feel called to long-term overseas ministry. Regardless of where you stand, “Missions” by Andy Johnson is an excellent introduction to missions. Johnson provides readers with ways to be mission-minded, live missional lifestyles, and serve those who are on mission at home and abroad.

This article helps an individual identify what it is exactly that they are looking for when selecting their first short-term mission trip. The author describes how you may be involved in construction, evangelism, education, medical treatment, and ministry to people in the communities that are served. The article suggests that while one should be realistic about the depth of evangelism, it should not diminish the impact of the participation set forth in helping with the process of bringing individuals to receive Christ their Savior. Collins does encourage picking a large group for your first experience on a mission so you still have your teammates close by to provide familiarity with your own understand them, and work to fulfill them while

Therefore, this is nothing new under the sun. This paper will reveal the analysis of four uniquely sought out churches and how they consider themselves as being missional. What is Missional? In Matthew 28: 16-20 tells us, “then the eleven disciples went

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.

When we open our hearts, minds, and spirit for God’s use we can see mission fields are all around us. I enjoy immensely the privilege of working and learning from these larger ministries My heart is the mission field of God’s choosing as He will always, lead me, protect me and provide for me where He sends me. I am on a new walk with God in unchartered territory and to be perfectly honest terrified. I do not know where this path will carry me other than closer to Him. I am hoping it will be on the campus of ETBU as I further my

But with this family we all have a responsibilities to teach our children to believe and trust in God the Father almighty. Teach them the Ten Commandments, and the Lord's Prayer

Christopher Conye’s book titled Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails examines that exact question. Why is it that government funded relief efforts often times fail when posed with the task of providing long lasting relief to those in need? After all, wouldn’t it make sense for people who are well equipped with the necessary funds and the intent to do well yield a positive result? Conye stresses his readers to look beyond good intentions and made it okay for me to question efficiency of well-known government relief programs. His focus is to shift the view of what should be done, to what could be done realistically. I know now that those two questions bring forth two very different answers.

Discerning the mission of God, for a congregation in a particular community, is one of the most important tasks of the church. Through discernment a congregation can come to understand how God is calling them to faithfully participate in the inbreaking of the Kingdom of God in a particular place and around the world. The following is a comprehensive study of Lansing Woodview Church of the Nazarene including a detailed ethnography, a sermon series, discipleship plan and a short-term mission project to shape the congregation to the end of discerning where God is calling the congregation to faithfully participate in the mission of God.

When it comes to living life to the fullest, most people ride the wave of living a simple life where it is most secure for them. Human beings like to live in bourgeois comfort and mediocrity because it just makes things easier. Why push for more if I’m comfortable having less? Well, that’s exactly where I think people stand on this reality at hand. It is best to believe that pushing for a more meaningful life is worth it and that you are foolish to not want to do so.

Not everyone gets sustainability, and I definitely do not have a handle on the wide range of topics related to sustainability, but in this class I have tried to connect things with my current wants and needs life. When looking for something to challenge me, I knew I was limited in my resources, so I wanted to keep this close to me while actually making it hard. The best way I can sum up what my challenge consists of is purifying my life. I attempted to analyze my consumption habits around materials, food, and luxuries I habitually indulge in. This was a broad reset on my concept of what I own and consume and has a tie to the idea of minimalism. Overall, I am consuming way beyond my means, and way beyond my morals.

19 The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

This course has had a great impact on my walk with Christ as well as my witness for Christ. I pastor a church and teach two classes and for me I thought that I was doing plenty. However this course has helped rekindle my passion for sharing Jesus Christ with people through personal evangelism. This paper will demonstrate what I have learned throughout this course.