Hello Christ the Servant
Community,
How are your
relationships? We have said many times throughout our journey of mission
redevelopment that the most important values of congregational renewal and
vitality are: "Relationships, Relationships, Relationships!" One of
the desired outcomes of our church's vision for the future is, "Deeply
transformed hearts, lives, and relationships within our
congregation and surrounding community." Our vision statement
itself communicates the need for continually nurturing the relational health of
our community as we declare that we will "Thrive as a
Multicultural and Multigenerational Spiritual Family."
While understanding
ourselves as a family is a wonderful thing, it can also be intimidating or even
frightening for those whose experience with relationships in a family has been
unhealthy. One of the axioms of the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship series is
"It's impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally
immature." As the church of Jesus Christ, whether we’re all gathered
together in a building or we’re scattered to our own homes, we’ve been
entrusted with the responsibility of making disciples and shepherding souls
which requires great maturity, both spiritual and emotional.
The "Emotionally
Healthy Relationships Course” is an important tool for our church's effort to
live into the second half of our Vision Statement: "Equipping and
Sending Disciples to Transform the World." My hope is that everyone would
experience the power of this 8 Week discipleship journey for personal and
relational transformation. It is jam-packed with practical tools that you can
apply both in your own life and in our ministry together within the church. The
journey begins this Wednesday, April 29th online at either 10:00 a.m. or 6:30
p.m. You can still register today in
order to receive your course materials by tomorrow as I’m going to be
delivering them to people’s homes.
I invite you to ask yourself the question,
“How are your relationships?” and join us on this discipleship journey!
Pastor Chris Steubing
P.S. Here are some stories about the power for transformation that is in the Emotionally Healthy Relationships course!
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