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July Sunday School News and Mission Opportunities
Even though we are in the middle of the summer, we have an opportunity for re-newed ministry in the next few weeks. Our church has a unique opportunity to minister to college students. Like most churches, we have our own youth, who grow up in the church, and then they move on to college or careers and seem to lose some connection with their home church. So we have the opportunity to work with our own college and career-aged young adults.
But we also have the opportunity to minister to the students at Gardner-Webb University. Like each one of us, there is a unique giftedness to our church that God can use to minister and meet specific needs. There is a clear sense that God is at work in this group of young adults and some specific individuals have been called to minister to this group. Beginning on July 18, the college and career-aged young adults will be meeting in the LEC for Sunday School. Some of our own will be leading in the fellowship and worship time prior to the Sunday School lesson. Then as GWU begins the upcoming school year, we will have an opportunity to invite others to join with us for Sunday School. The young adult years are a very important time in a person’s life, when many decisions about the future are made and one’s faith plays an important part as the foundation of those decisions. As we re-new this ministry and move in a little different direction, please pray for these young people, our ministry to them and those who are being called to lead. If you know persons in this age group, please invite them to come and be a part of what is happening. Finally, if you sense God may be leading you to help, please speak with Greg and Paula Qualls or Greg and Hannah Poe. We will need some folks to drive the van, prepare some food, and just give a warm smile and handshake to those who come. We look forward to what the Lord will do in our midst.
In a second ministry note, many of you have expressed an interest in “adopting” one of our Faithful Saints. We have a number of folks on our Faithful Saints list – those who are at home, who can’t attend services or Sunday School regularly. We want these loved ones who have been such an important part of our church family to continue to feel our love and concern. We want to do more than send them cards at Christmas and see them when we go caroling. There are two ministry possibilities: One is for your Sunday School class to “adopt” one of our members, and then during the year you may send them cards, call, visit, etc as you minister to them. Preschool, children and youth classes especially love to go visit and share smiles with these folks. If your class would like to participate, please see me to select your “Faithful Saint” beginning July 18. Second, we would like to send the Homelife or Mature Living magazine to them. This would involve a brief visit once a month to deliver these resources. If you would be willing to participate in this, please let me know.
As you are away on vacation, please remember to pray for our church and its ongoing ministries. Take some time for personal worship and reflection wherever you are. Remember be faithful to Sunday School and worship attendance when you are in town.
See you in Sunday School!
Minister of Education
Teresa Heffelfinger
Author : Sherman | July 6, 2010
Category: Ministries |
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