Love the #Nehemiah model.
4:9 “We prayed to our God and posted a guard day & night...”
Did Nehemiah ‘plan’? For sure.
Did he & his leaders ‘assess’. You bet. Communicate? Absolutely.
And accomplish the mission? 100%
P.S... And called out #injustice in the camp.
#ReadyChurch Video Training Session 3 (of 4) just dropped @ICTV...
“Build Your Emergency Operations Plan” (EOP)...
https://t.co/kmTzdeVojm
See prev Sessions 1 & 2... and stay tuned for #4 next Friday.
Then the 6/30 Exercise (in-person)! Join us. Details in comments below.
“Marked by Unity”... the June podcast leading toward the Fall 2023 church-plant launch of The Sanctuary...
https://t.co/wJSSHwElU9
Super job @MicahEDavis1
#jakehirsch
If (#Jesus as) the #GoodSamaritan is one of our fav #justice models, then shouldn’t we become #ready, willing & able as he demonstrated?
Here’s one way our churches can take things up a notch...
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NIV https://t.co/1N4qNiQn4n
Think about it.
Methuselah could have sat on Adam’s knee hearing the story first-hand.
Noah likely sat on Methuselah’s knee hearing the story repeated.
Abram likewise could have sat on Noah’s knee hearing the story himself.
With overlapping ancestors to audit the retellings.
To name a few: #Nehemiah model
* Servant Leadership
* Planning
* Assessment
* Communication
* Neighborhood Ops
* By Neighbors/Families
* Buddy-teams 2x2
* Safety AND Working!
* Measurable Accomplisment
We add: Praying & Posting (Neh4:9)
We add: Call out #injustice (Neh5)
#JustSayin: Amen! And there are MANY transferable EM teamwork principles that can be useful in the daily Ops of #TheChurch.
Contact @ReadyIndy if you'd like to learn these protocols for your ministry operations that will benefit your neighbors "as yourself".
Two Friday discussions in advance of Oct.31st, traditionally #ReformationDay
What are the distinctions, and why?
Who are Apostles? What then is Apostolic succession? The 5 solas of the #Reformation? Why we must ALWAYS be reforming.
https://t.co/DzuQotXlMe
Good discussion during @ClayTerrace neighborhood bible-study... today, ahead of Monday (Halloween and) #ReformationDay.
Diverse discussion, several pov’s - Your thoughts, anyone?
https://t.co/Qm2ZlEuk6d
Memorized Scriptures can be like powerful time-release capsules. In the midst of depression or despondency they can be drawn to mind to ease a difficult situation. Many Christian leaders have testified to the life-changing power of memorizing the Bible. https://t.co/Ph52SZAdu4
Beware of Christians who literalize the words of Revelation about burning suns and seven-headed dragons, but spiritualize the words of Jesus about helping the poor, oppressed, and marginalized.
Apostle Paul must have known about storms. His concluding remarks to protege in #Titus3:14
“Our people need to learn to devote themselves to doing good works, meeting urgent needs...”
#HurricaneIan#ftmyers#thechurch
@JeffreyPSchultz Yes, imagine ourselves as the inn-keeper.
Not the innkeepers who turned Mary & Joseph away or to go sleep in the barn;
Rather, the innkeeper as the #GoodSamaritan brought the needy to us to care for.
What an opportunity for #HoosierHospitality!
Build systems for #justice.