WOW, what a day at Orange in Atlanta. Wish all of you could be here to get the teaching and the practical knowledge from these great teachers. Just want to prepare all of you. The facts and the truth of our world, how to connect with people and our responsibility to tell the greatest story ever! These questions compel us to construct our ministries based on the goal of reaching people for Christ ... whether it makes us comfortable or not.
Did learn another interesting "Essential" today as we had communion with 10,000 people from all over the world. But before I share that, do you realize the amazing people we have working (as called disciples) in Children's ministry? They are here investing themselves in the kids of Good News. They put up with lots of mess ... and that is the essential I want to share with you. Being a disciple of Jesus is messy! Messy when the kids are sick or dirty. Messy when our kids express the bad behavior learned from parents. Messy when they are looked down upon by people who think kids are a nuisance.
You see ... ministry is messy because Jesus is messy. We will unpack this the first Sunday in May when we look at a messy death, messy church relations and messy relationships that happened because Jesus stepped out of eternity into our mess. Yet, we expect ministry to children, youth and adults to be organized, structured and easy. It is not! It is messy. Come in May and learn about a God who took upon His back all of your mess. And thank Him, worship Him, love Him and serve Him! Pastor Randy
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