A Word From Our President
"Missional Formation"
At the December MN South District LCMS Board of Directors meeting, I
had the pleasure to hear a presentation put together and led by Rev
Peter Meier and Mike Zimmer of the District staff regarding Missional
Formation. As Pastor referenced in his message earlier in this
newsletter, we will be hearing more about this new word "Missional"
and what it means or can mean to us as a new congregation.
I think our foundations are at the heart of what it means to be
Missional but I also think that as we grow, it is paramount for
us to continue to examine who we are and what we are all about
and where we are headed as a congregation.
As presented, "Missional" means being able to think, plan, and act in line with the Great Commission.
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything
I have commanded you." Matt. 28:19-20.
In a Missional congregation, everything we do, every decision we make,
should be organized around the task of reaching people for Jesus. That
becomes as important as taking care of our own needs. Over the next
couple of months at FOC, we will want to test ourselves, our sense
of urgency, our congregational focus towards the following points
of a Missional congregation:
- People not programs
- Possibilities not programs
- Mission not money
- Saving the lost not saving the Church
- Ministry not maintenance
Tim Block
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