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Newsletter Date Volume 1, Issue 1
ASSEMBLY DAILY REPORTER
Thursday 23 February 2017
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ast night, Mission night, Rev Brenda Walker spoke to the topic Serving Faithfully, using the text, Matthew 25: 14 –30. She suggested that our interpretation and perception of God could very well determine how we serve him. Similarly, how we understand and interpret God’s mission will determine how we execute that mission. Rev Walker asserted that if our perception of Christ and His mission were not in line then we would be misguided in God’s expectations of us.
She emphasized the need for us to understand that the mission is God’s; not ours and that the gifts for the mission also belonged to God. Therefore “the success of the mission is not measurable by our standards but God’s… Therefore when we are fixated on outcomes measured by human standard we often miss God’s mark.”
on mission and partnership possibilities.
When it comes to serving God she iterated, fear has no place in mission because it serves only to confuse, confound and cripple God’s people. Rev Walker also encouraged us to use whatever gifts and skills we have to the glory of God.
She explained that like the man with the one talent, sometimes we make too many excuses that exposed our relationship with and understanding of God. In this regard therefore we missed out
All that Drama
The Calvary Baptist Church drama group did an economy of staging of the story of Abraham’s faithfulness to God in living the sacrificial life. Scripted by Melita Samuels, the play left us with principles such as sacrificing one’s life for peace; loving God first; and in the face of crises, know that God will always provide. There were some light and funny moments in the presentation which provided an excellent backdrop for the sermon, Serving Faithfully. Yet again the Combined Choir from the West didn’t fail to minister with yet another simple song. Leadership and Sacrifice Of the several capacity building workshops, only one reported: Leadership and Sacrifice, facilitated by Evadne Coye. The following were some of the takeaways: A good leader is one who doesn’t order others
but who works with others to set the
order things Sacrificial leadership is uncomfortable, painful, self-denying, humbling and counter-intuitive Leaders must be willing to give up more than the people they lead Betrayal should not cause leaders to build a wall around them Be vulnerable but learn to forgive– and be astute about sharing confidences any and everybody.
Reverends Michael Shim-Hue and Karl Henlin shared their personal experiences and challenges in leadership. Look out for Jamaica Baptist Reporter Assembly Special in March to read about the other workshops and highlights of the community walks to Rose Heights, Norwood and Salt Spring as well as the Bible studies.