Proximity: The Unknown Key to Compassion and Community

Posted by on Sep 30, 2010 in The Voice | 0 comments Closeness… space… togetherness… PROXIMITY. This is one of the keys to compassion and community. How many of you have been on a traditional mission trip?  Like a mission trip to Mexico or something like that?  And it was just an amazing time, right? Most people have incredible experiences with compassion and community when they take a trip like that to Mexico.  In all of my mission trip...
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How Much Do We Spend on Bulletins?

Posted by on Sep 30, 2010 in The Voice | 0 comments So here is something that has been on my mind lately.  It is something that I have never thought about at all and simply flew underneath my radar for years.  It deals with the larger issue of money and churches spending money on things that are important.  So the question is this: How much money do we spend each week on bulletins? Bulletins.  Those things that communicate announcements and...
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No More Us and Them – Just US

Posted by on Sep 30, 2010 in The Voice | 0 comments “They just need someone to love them… “ “Let’s put on a Christmas meal for them…” “Let’s go down to the soup kitchen and help serve a meal to them…” “I really want to help them… “ These are fairly common statements that people would make about the serving the poor.  While on the surface there is nothing wrong with these statements (they are simply well-intentioned...
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Why Don’t We Just Ask Them?

Posted by on Sep 24, 2010 in The Voice | 0 comments I was sitting in a meeting the other day, and we were discussing what we can do to minister to the poor in our community.  The conversation was having trouble getting off the ground.  We were trying to think about different ways that we could help out and really make a difference.  But we just didn’t quite know what was the best thing to do for those living in poverty. Because of my new...
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