“Amazing Love…” lyrics by Chris Tomlin really moves me because I’m reminded of the awesome depth of God’s love for me. Wow! I never want to lose the extreme gratitude I feel for His grace.
I’m also deeply moved when I see how people give of themselves to impact other people’s lives for the good. When I see outreach extended through the lives of Central Assembly’s family, it is totally awesome! For instance, there's Wes, a member on the oil change team, who often works 3rd shift at Evangel University and then comes to change oil for single moms before going home to sleep. Why would he do that? It’s because he is using his mechanical gifts to help others and he has put his own interests below that of these disadvantaged single moms. Likewise, why would members of the oil change team often go out of their way to help a single mom beyond the oil change itself? I personally know there have been instances of oil change volunteers buying groceries for a single mom who came to the oil change, buying Christmas gifts for their children, purchasing gas vouchers when a single mom needed to make a trip, and buying tires for their vehicles. And they do all this with their own money, without the thought of recognition or public thanks.
How could you not be humbled by being around such genuine people like this? Amazing love…
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Collaboration
I love the word collaboration. It simply means "to labor together." We need more of it! In general, ministries within a church have often shied away from working together. Issues abound from "this is my turf" to "I started this" and the list goes on and on. These issues really boil down to issues of insecurity, self-centeredness, and a narrow view of God's big picture.
I love the upcoming Meal for Single Moms because these teams - The Oil Change for Single Mom's team, Life Skills for Mom's class, Crusin' thru Corinthians small group, and Connections Ministry are all working together to provide a lovely meal for single moms and their kids. This is intentional love. Our goal for this meal is to provide a meeting place for moms where they can interact with each other and be shown value by our church community.
Collaboration provides an appreciation for other people, their gifts, and the ideas they bring to the table. In the end, God gets the credit!
"Art is collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better." Andre Gide
I love the upcoming Meal for Single Moms because these teams - The Oil Change for Single Mom's team, Life Skills for Mom's class, Crusin' thru Corinthians small group, and Connections Ministry are all working together to provide a lovely meal for single moms and their kids. This is intentional love. Our goal for this meal is to provide a meeting place for moms where they can interact with each other and be shown value by our church community.
Collaboration provides an appreciation for other people, their gifts, and the ideas they bring to the table. In the end, God gets the credit!
"Art is collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better." Andre Gide
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