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    Living the Gospel: A Guide for Individuals and Small Groups
    Living the Gospel: A Guide for Individuals and Small Groups
    Living the Gospel: A Guide for Individuals and Small Groups
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    Living the Gospel: A Guide for Individuals and Small Groups

    By S. Elizabeth Hall and A. Wayne Schwab

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    Easy to follow with a consistent spirit throughout. The writing is inspiring and contagious.

    - The Rev. Dr. Alice Scannell , Vicar, St. Annes Episcopal Church, Washougal, Washington

    Solid theologically and most usable.
    - The Rev. Patrick Bell, Rector, St. Lukes Episcopal Church, Coeur dAlene, Idaho
    Our job as a church is to equip members to live their Baptismal Covenant in every way. Living the Gospel leads the way.
    - The Rev. Anna Lange-Soto, Rector, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church/ El Buen Pastor Iglesia, Redwood City, California
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateMay 6, 2013
    ISBN9781479758678
    Living the Gospel: A Guide for Individuals and Small Groups

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      Book preview

      Living the Gospel - S. Elizabeth Hall

      Copyright © 2012 by A. Wayne Schwab.

      ISBN:         Ebook                  978-1-4797-5867-8

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner at Member Mission Press, P.O. Box 628, Hinesburg, VT 05461 or [email protected]. Sections of the book may be excerpted for noncommercial purposes, including training and educational activities of congregations and denominations.

      Cover by and book design by Media Graphics, Inc.

      Rev. date: 04/24/2013

      To order additional copies of this book, contact:

      Xlibris Corporation

      1-888-795-4274

      www.Xlibris.com

      [email protected]

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      Contents

      OUR VISION

      Introduction

      Section I: How to use this guide

      Section II: Six activities to discover and to carryout your daily missions

      Section III: Making Decisions and Moving Ahead

      Section IV: Worksheets, Examples, Tables, and Resources

      OUR VISION

      In Jesus Christ, God is on mission everywhere all the time. That mission is to overcome evil, sin, and death and to bring the whole of creation to fulfillment in the Holy Spirit. We join God’s mission in baptism. As Christians, we are on mission wherever the decisions and actions that shape life are made.

      In today’s world, all of the baptized – not just the ordained and the congregations they lead – are the primary agents of God’s mission in Jesus Christ. God uses us to carry on God’s mission to make the world a better place – more loving and more just. In each part of our daily lives – our homes, our work, our communities, the wider world, our leisure, our spiritual health, and our churches – we are in the places where the decisions that shape our lives are made, the decisions that can advance God’s reign of love and justice. We are at the dinner tables, on the construction jobs, in the schools, in the boardrooms, and in the legislatures. The church – from its congregations to its worldwide bodies with their programs, resolutions, and committees – is not in these places. We, all of the baptized, are in these places. As agents of Jesus’ mission, each one of us shares in Jesus’ power – the power of the Holy Spirit (John 20:22) – to make the changes that are needed. Joining with others committed to love and justice, we can be part of making the changes that increase God’s reign¹ on earth.

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      These days, we hear a lot about church growth and congregational development. Now it is time to talk about mission growth and mission development. When congregations focus on calling, forming, sending, and supporting their members as missionaries of Jesus Christ, growth and development will happen along the way to mission. This is the member mission vision: all members as agents of Jesus’ mission to make every part of their daily lives more loving and more just; and their congregations guiding and empowering them through their common life and worship.

      How do we actually live this vision? Our baptismal vows are rich descriptions of the Christian life. Yet, they do not get down to the specifics of how to live out our vows. This guide will help you as an individual or small group to discover your specific daily missions and to draw others to work with you on them. A second guide, Living the Gospel: A Guide For Church Leaders, will help pastors and lay leaders to implement the member mission vision in their congregations. Also, resources such as When the Members Are the Missionaries: An Extraordinary Calling for Ordinary People (Member Mission Press, 2002), the website at www.membermission.org, the Member Mission Newsletter, and the Member Mission Network, Inc. office can help. To contact: email [email protected] or visit our website at www.membermission.org.

      We have designed this guide to help you with ways to discern and carry out your missions – to help you capture your sense of where God is at work and how to join with God in that work. Note that it can be used by anyone regardless of your present level of faith. It is for any Christian or for any person for whom God, love, and justice are primary. Further, this guide is designed for use by either individuals working alone or with a partner or by small groups.

      As you work through this guide, have on hand a bible and a copy of When the Members are the Missionaries by A. Wayne Schwab, which can be purchased through www.amazon.com or email [email protected].

      We have found in using this guide with individual and groups throughout the United States, it is beneficial to allow twelve weeks to complete the entire process. However, any six of the activities in Section II can be used alone or in any grouping that fits your situation.

      When you have completed the activities in this guide, you can expect to be empowered by a clearer sense of what God is calling you to do in each part of your daily life and by a deeper sense of God’s presence to help you to do it.

      A. Wayne Schwab and Elizabeth S. Hall

      September 2010

      Introduction

      Before working on the activities in this guide, it’s important to understand some of the thinking and theology behind the vision of member mission. In this introduction, you will find:

      • A new look at what it means to be a Christian in today’s world.

      • A redefinition of the following terms: mission, missionary, evil, love, justice, Gospel, and salvation.

      • A theology for member mission.

      A word of caution: this guide is about a process, not a program. Overuse of the term member mission can make member mission into a program or gimmick. Avoid capitalizing it and try to use other wording such as living our missions daily as often as possible.

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