The church is called to make an impact in the area in which it ministers. People can drive by our buildings and never know we are there. To make an impact in our communities we need to realize that we are not talking about making a splash or even being a flash in the pan but about making a difference in the lives of the people around us. Our vision in making a difference should be about reaching people where they are. Here are some things I think we should be thinking about.
1. We need a grass roots movement that involves meeting people on a personal basis. We cannot expect people to walk through the doors of our church without an intentional attempt to start the process with relationship building.
2. We must have ministries in our church that are intentional. We must be willing to lay to rest any ministry that is not meeting a current need. We must be willing to add ministries that make a difference in the lives of people.
3. We cannot be effective without the empowerment of the Holy Spirit and everything that we do must be done with the direction and strength of Gods power. The keys will always be prayer, Biblical foundation and right relationship with God in our personal lives.
4. We can study what others are doing but we must get Gods personal direction for what we must be doing.
5. We must start where we are. If we have 5 people we must start there. If we have a small building we must start there. If we have 0 money we must start there.
6. We must have the attitude of Jesus and go after the 1 who has left the fold. And we must also have a vision to make sure that those in the flock are being fed and cared for.
7. We need to remind Gods people that sheep reproduce sheep and that God has no grandchildren only children.
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