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MISSION STATEMENT OF FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
PRAY CONSTANTLY
SERVE JOYFULLY
TELL THE STORY
VISION STATEMENT OF FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
We, the people of First Lutheran Church will "Put Christ First" in all that we do. We will
- strive to grow as individuals and as a congregation through constant prayer-seeking God's will.
- offer ourselves in joyful service to God and to the world which God loves reaching out in love as a cheerful response to God's grace.
- tell the story of God's redeeming love through Jesus Christ--spreading the "good news" by what we say and do.
PMC- Partnership for Missional Church
First Lutheran Church is partnering with Church Innovations, a Minneapolis based not-for-profit organization that empowers churches through a
process known as Partnership for Missional Church (PMC).
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You may learn more about Church Innovations by clicking on this link: http://www.churchinnovations.org/01_services/pmc.html
Partnership for Missional Church
Overview: Partnership for Missional Church is a journey of spiritual discernment that empowers churches worldwide to respond to God’s mission. PMC takes a cluster of 6-12 local congregations on a journey of discovering God’s specific call to them for moving beyond doing mission to being missional in attitude, vision and action.
PMC has as its primary aim to build capacities in these congregations and judicatory bodies for the spiritual discernment of where they are, who they are, what God is doing in their midst, how God is sending them, and to whom God is sending them.
PMC is a three phase process that takes approximately three years to complete. Phase one is a phase of discovery and attentive listening. Phase two is a phase of experimenting and engagement with the broader community. Phase three is a phase of visioning for embodiment to be a missional church in community.
Where we are now: First Lutheran is currently at the beginning of Phase three.
We began an ongoing process of discovery and reflection in Phase one, and formed a Missional Challenge based upon the discoveries of gifts and partners.
One of our missional partners is Hidden Valley Community Church, and together we feed the homeless every Sunday and Wednesday evening. Check back here for further details on this and other Missional Church updates!
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