Circles
We have been talking about the development of the early church in the book of Acts and today, Pastor Amy tied that in to some of the history of how MCC is developing and the vision she & Henry have. The Church, of course, is about way more than Programs which alone lack depth and meaning. It must allow room for God to move in different ways in people's lives. Pastor Amy told us today about the picture (or Venn Diagram) she & Henry keep in mind as Monroe Community Church is developing. It showed the 3 circles, "In", "Up", and "Out", all overlapping."In" is what is done to develop the lives of the Church's members. "Out" is what we do to spread the Gospel to the rest of the world, and "Up" is worship or focus on God which is what we're all about. As you can imagine, the activities we engage in can fall within the overlapping areas.
I think it's hard to say which is the strongest circle in our church. There are good things happening in each circle! But it seems to me that the "In" circle is where it all starts, and if this isn't being constantly fed, the other areas would shrink. So we should in various ways continue to be strengthened by God's Word. What do you think?
posted by Jewels @ 1:37 PM
2 Comments:
I agree with you Jewels. The In Circle is critical. Each one of us needs a relationship with Christ and we need to keep finding ways to strengthen our faith with each other. But it is so exciting to see the "out circle" unfolding this summer. And we give God all the glory. MCC is a balanced church in so many ways. We need to keep our eyes on Jesus and trust him to meet our needs according to his glorious riches. Oh, welcome back!
It was really important for me as a newcomer to "see the business" of MCC going on. This week helped me get a better sense of how we are organized, how membership works, a framework for our vision, what happens in children's ministry, how vision team works, etc.
Witnessing this sort of thing, for me, helps create a stronger sense of team belonging and ministry ownership - where I had kind of been feeling still on the sidelines.
I'd like to continue to hear about our pastors' vision for MCC as it plays out and as they continue to discern it.
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