There was so much to take away from this experience that it is impossible to pick just one. However, I was really struck by the opening by Reggie Joiner titled The Prodigal Generation. How do we make the church different but still accomplished what it is supposed to?….teach truth and the message of Jesus, provide community and support the family of believers while displaying strong leadership and creativity. I’m not sure which version of the bible they were using, but it was stated that Luke 15:1-2 says Jesus came to build a bridge to sinners. (I looked it up in the NIV and it says that He welcomes sinners and eats with them-so, same thing). We looked at the story of the Prodigal Son and its approach to sinners. The Pharisees symbolized the older brother and Jesus the loving father. The goal is to be like Jesus and I think we do a great job of that at FRC and in FRC Kids. Just some reminders on how to keep evolving as a Loving - We need to stay pre-occupied with whoever is missing (how do we reach the ones we are not reaching)
- We need to operate from the context of forgiveness
- We need to throw a party when a lost son or daughter comes home
- We need to confront the “older brother thinking” and keep the lights on for as long as it takes
I’d like to challenge all of the volunteers to take another look at this parable and see how it fits into our vision of partnering with parents to help kids reach there God potential.
Stay tuned! I've got more! :-)
Kaarina Altman, Lagoon Coodinator, Volunteer Admin. Assitant
1 comment:
Kaarina, as always, your heart is amazing...I am so blessed to get to do ministry with you week after week! Plus, it was fun getting to know you even better on this trip! Rock on!
-Gina
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