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OUR PURPOSE is to create the environment and relationships necessary to equip, empower, and engage Christian mission and ministry in the city cores that is characteristically incarnational and transformational. WE WILL pray for kingdom power, pursue kingdom values, partner for kingdom goals.
1/26/2004
Monday Morning 1-26-04
MONDAY MORNING
January 26, 2004
Then Jesus went to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” Matt. 9:35-38 (HCSB)
Community Transformation
All across Texas, urban core churches are grappling with issues of maintenance, ministry, and mission. For sure, there are no quick fixes. There are no easy solutions. However, one key principle may be found in our selected Bible text, “He felt compassion for them...” This key is to “care about people.” Churches that focus on the harvest tend toward being compassionate, caring churches. Obviously, in itself, this does not solve all of the institutional issues facing city core churches, but there is great strength that comes from doing what Jesus did. This kind of compassion is best developed through human interaction, not as an abstract idea. It is at the heart of incarnational ministry. Compassion ministries must involve more and more members if the focus of the church is to change from inward to outward. Compassion-driven churches have a heart for the Harvest.
Best Practice
Excerpt of an email from Chris Simmons:
Got Rehab Skills? Wanta learn some? Volunteers needed to remodel Grand Avenue Ministry Center. Need willing workers, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, sheetrock, mechanical, clean up--even helpers to pull out nails! Grand Avenue will provide more Cornerstone Care Ministry for South Dallas community. Current Care Center on Ervay is maxxed out!
MEET: Saturdays 8-12 a.m. at Cornerstone Care Center 2711 S. Ervay, Dallas 75215 (Weekday volunteers needed too.) GROUPS WELCOME!!!
BRING: Yourself and tools, if you have them.
SIGN UP: Contact Chris Simmons chris@cornerstoneministrydallas.org (214) 426-5468
January 26, 2004
Then Jesus went to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” Matt. 9:35-38 (HCSB)
Community Transformation
All across Texas, urban core churches are grappling with issues of maintenance, ministry, and mission. For sure, there are no quick fixes. There are no easy solutions. However, one key principle may be found in our selected Bible text, “He felt compassion for them...” This key is to “care about people.” Churches that focus on the harvest tend toward being compassionate, caring churches. Obviously, in itself, this does not solve all of the institutional issues facing city core churches, but there is great strength that comes from doing what Jesus did. This kind of compassion is best developed through human interaction, not as an abstract idea. It is at the heart of incarnational ministry. Compassion ministries must involve more and more members if the focus of the church is to change from inward to outward. Compassion-driven churches have a heart for the Harvest.
Best Practice
Excerpt of an email from Chris Simmons:
Got Rehab Skills? Wanta learn some? Volunteers needed to remodel Grand Avenue Ministry Center. Need willing workers, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, sheetrock, mechanical, clean up--even helpers to pull out nails! Grand Avenue will provide more Cornerstone Care Ministry for South Dallas community. Current Care Center on Ervay is maxxed out!
MEET: Saturdays 8-12 a.m. at Cornerstone Care Center 2711 S. Ervay, Dallas 75215 (Weekday volunteers needed too.) GROUPS WELCOME!!!
BRING: Yourself and tools, if you have them.
SIGN UP: Contact Chris Simmons chris@cornerstoneministrydallas.org (214) 426-5468
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