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I’m Called to be a Missionary…Now What?
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Where do we go from Here? What should we FOCUS on?
Focus on…Spiritual
What does that look like?
Prayer
Devotional and Bible Be Discipled
Disciple others
Church
Youth Group
Bible Studies
Focus on…Spiritual
Prayer
Devotional and Bible
Be Discipled
Disciple othersChurch
Youth Group
Bible Studies
Focus on…Service
Local Church Service?
Sunday Greeter
Sunday School Teacher
Bible Study Leader
Community Service?
Homeless Shelter
Meals on Wheels
ESL at a Local Library
COMBO – Start a food pantry in your church
BE
OUTWARD
FOCUSED
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Focus on… The JourneyLocal Church Work and Witness
District Work and WitnessRegional YES ConferencesMission Immersion 2012
Youth in Missions
Focus on… The JourneyLocal Church Work and Witness
District Work and WitnessRegional YES Conferences
Mission Immersion 2012Youth in Missions
Mission Immersion 201210-22 July in Nairobi, Kenya – Campus of ANU
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Focus on…Education
The Knowledge we gain to Serve
Learn another Language
Study other Cultures
Become a WORLD Christian
Read the book“Serving with Eyes Wide Open”
What are you good at?Math
SciencesHospitality
God will show you what to Study In University
Focus on…Theology of Work
The STEWARDSHIP of our lives
We are on Mission with God in our Vocation
It is important to understand “Vocation”As apposed to just
“Holding a Job”
The Calling of Lay People To Serve God through their
“VOCATION”
We connect The Calling of GodWith our Work
And God’s Mission
Missio Dei
QUESTIONS?
Let me say it plainly: “feeding” is not a Bible study. Next time you hear the phrase “I’m not getting fed” or “I just love being fed” don’t ask them what sermon they just heard or what verse they just read. Ask them who they served with God, what risk they took for God, or what adventure of compassion they just returned from, with the smell of God on their clothes. This was how Jesus nourished Himself. It was his favorite meal.
And if this is how Jesus eats, then how might He feed? When He asks Peter to feed his sheep, what is he talking about? Well, if eating is active then feeding is active. And if feeding is active then maybe feeding might sound less like “listen to me” and more like, “Come, follow me.” Feeding might begin to sound less like “Come and eat” and more like, “Go and give.”
Feeding starts to look an awful lot like leading.
Imagine pockets of people all over the world who understand and celebrate the idea that God is a servant and to be like Him is to serve. Imagine groups of friends who challenge each other to live more inspiring lives, to open themselves up to the life God wants to give them and to receive the energy from God that they’ll need in order to do what they couldn’t have imagined.
Imagine a world full of contributors, of healthy givers. A world overflowing with philanthropists, activists, leaders. Heroes.
Imagine a community fanatical about getting fed the way Jesus defined it: not with narcissistic studies or endless sermons but in partnering with God to create as much compassion, hope and beauty in the world as divinely possible.Imagine.And while you’re imagining, don’t forget to eat
I’m Called to be a Missionary…Now What?