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Radical Hospitality
Passionate Worship
Intentional Faith Development
Risk-Taking Mission and Service
Extravagant Generosity
These are the Five Practices of vital, fruitful congregations. These ideas aren’t secret or new, but they are the practices that can lead to excellence and growth in the life of local congregations. And they are the practices we are focusing on for five consecutive weeks, beginning Sunday,October 5 and ending Sunday, November 2.
Click below to read and/or listen to each week's message:
Sunday, October 5: Radical Hospitality
Sunday, October 12: Passionate Worship
Sunday, October 19: Intentional Faith Development
Sunday, October 26: Risk-Taking Mission and Service
Sunday, November 2: Extravagant Generosity
In addition to joining us on Sundays for teaching and worship experiences focusing on these five
practices, we encourage you to participate in this special series in
the following ways:
At-home devotional readings
We are providing each household in the congregation with a copy of the daily devotional book Cultivating Fruitfulness, written by Robert Schnase in reflection upon the book The Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations.
There is a devotional reading for every day of this series featuring a passage of Scripture, a reflection, and guidance for prayer related to the week's theme. We encourage you to pick up your copy of the book in worship in the preceeding weeks, and begin reading the devotions on Monday, September 29.
Small Groups
We have 5 Small Groups meeting during this series, each focusing on one of the five practiices of fruitful congregations. We encourage all members to participate in one of these four week studies:
- Radical Hospitality: Thursday evenings, 7pm; begins October 9
- Passionate Worship: Monday mornings, 9am; begins October 20
- Intentional Faith Development: Wednesday evenings, 7pm; begins October 8
- Risk-Taking Mission and Service: Monday evenings, 7pm; begins October 6
- Extravagant Generosity: Day & Time TBD (stay tuned!)
Church-wide Work Day (Saturday, November 15)
Plan to join us on Saturday, November 15 for a variety of hands-on mission experiences as we reach out in evangelism and service to our local communities. Watch for more information on the work day to come.
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(Read by Max McLean. Provided by The Listener's Audio Bible.)