We recently had Vision Sunday and we talked about Missional Community. I would like to talk about Missional Community and how it relates to Children’s Ministry here at Red Mountain. Bob defined missional as; to pursue the mission of Christ in each moment regardless of the task or activity of the moment. Let’s think about that for a moment…what a challenge, and not an easy one at that. What does that mean, “to pursue the mission of Christ”? For us, the mission of Christ is the same as it is for everyone else, but more specifically, to help kids come to Christ and to guide them toward spiritual maturity.
When I think about missional community, I can’t help but think about what’s at stake here. Eternity. We have the chance to show kids Christ each and every week, possibly for the first time. Intentionality is another word that comes to mind when I think about missional community. Are we being intentionl, are we being missional with how we are preparing, praying, thinking for each lesson, each activity, each kid?
If you are thinking that there seems to be a lot of responsibility that goes along with being missionl. I would have to agree with your thoughts. But isn’t that why we signed up to do this, to make a difference for Christ, to make a difference in the life of a child. Think about that this Sunday and the coming week, how can you be more missional minded when it comes to where you are serving?
