Central Baptist Church: Getting the Vision Across Centar Baptistička crkva: Nabavljanje Vision po

Central Baptist Church: Getting the Vision Across Centar Baptistička crkva: Nabavljanje Vision po

From the moment a visitor walks in the church, Central Baptist Church's outreach-minded mission focus is unmistakable. Od trenutka kada posjetitelj šetnje u crkvi, Centar Krstitelj Crkve outreach-istomišljenika u misiji fokus je jasan. The hallways are lined with bulletin boards with information about ministry opportunities in the church and community. U dvoranama su sa bilten zajednice sa informacijama o ministarstvu prilike u crkvi i zajednici. The fellowship hall is hung with colorful banners, each representing a mission group. U dvorani je zajedništvo s objesiti šarene bannere, svaka misija predstavlja grupu. In the area outside the sanctuary, stained glass windows symbolically portray the world in the embrace of the Spirit, and swords being beat into plow shares. Na području izvan Svetišta, stained stakla prozora simbolički prikazuju na svijetu u zagrljaju Duha, i mačevima se tuku u plug dionica.

Outside the Sunday School classroom area is a prominent display labeled "Telling Our Story at Central Baptist Church." Izvan nedjelja škola razred područje je istaknuti prikaz etiketom "priča Naša priča u Centar Krstitelj Crkve." The display shares the stories of several persons in the Baptist tradition who exemplify the church's mission. Na displeju se dijeli priče od nekoliko osoba u Krstitelj tradicije koji exemplify crkvene misije. One of these heroes is Jitsuo Morikowa, a formerly interred Japanese American who became Director of Evangelism for American Baptist Home Mission Societies. Jedan od tih heroja je Jitsuo Morikowa, bivši interred Japanese American koji je postao direktor Evangelism za American Krstitelj Home Mission društva. "His stress on both the personal and social content of the Gospel of Jesus Christ dominated all that he preached and planned. ... The gospel addresses the whole person in that person's total setting and it calls us to radical response." "Njegov stresa i na osobni i socijalni sadržaj Evanđelja Isusa Krista dominira sve što je propovijedao i planirali. ... Evanđelja adrese cijelu osobu u toj osobi je ukupan postavljanje i ona nas poziva da se radikalni odgovor." Another model is Maria Cristina Gomez, union activist in San Salvador, whose "senseless murder ... is a reminder of why this church expresses its active solidarity with the poor, oppressed, and forgotten in Central America and throughout the Third World." Drugi model je Maria Cristina Gomez, sindikalni aktivist u San Salvador, čija je "glup ubistvo ... je podsjetnik zasto ova crkva izražava njegove aktivne solidarnosti sa siromašnima, tlačio i zaboravljena u Srednjoj Americi i diljem trećeg svijeta." Each Sunday School classroom bears the name of one of these leaders in the faith, a reminder that the purpose of discipleship is to follow Christ into mission. Svaka nedjelja razred Škola nosi ime jedne od tih vođa u vjeri, podsjetnik da je svrha discipleship je da slijedite Krista u misiju.

Everything the church distributes calls attention to the church's vision. Sve crkve distribuira pozive pozornost Crkve viziju. The bulletin proclaims the church to be "A Caring and Risking Community of Faith." Bilten proglašava crkve biti "Briga i Risking zajednice u vjeri." On the back of the bulletin is a description of the church's mission: "Central Baptist Church is a caring, concerned and questioning congregation which supports each one's search for a personal relationship with God, a communal relationship with each other, and a mission outreach to the broader community. ..." Na poleđini biltena je opis od Crkve: "Centar Baptistička crkva je njegujete, zabrinuti i propitivanje zajednicu koja podupire svaki pretraživanja za osobni odnos s Bogom, komunalne odnos sa svakim drugim, i da misija outreach šire zajednice. ... " Other literature available to visitors declares the church's "enthusiastic mission support for justice, witness and healing in our metropolitan area and throughout our nation and world." Ostale književnosti na raspolaganju posjetiteljima izjavljuje Crkve "oduševljen misija podrške za pravdu, svjedok i ozdravljenja u naše gradsko područje i kroz naš narod i svijet." Each newsletter contains reports from the various mission groups. Svaki bilten sadrži izvješća iz različitih misija grupe. The covenant affirmed annually by members concludes with a dedication to mission: "We reach out as a welcoming community of faith. We covenant as individuals and as a congregation to work with others toward peace, justice and the wholeness of God's creation." Savez afirmiranim godišnje pripadnici zaključuje s predanost misiji: "Mi smo doprijeti kao dobrodošlice zajednici vjere. Saveza smo kao pojedinci i kao zajednica za rad s drugima prema mira, pravde i cijelost Božjeg stvaranja."

The church's vision is prominent throughout the church service, as well. U crkvi je vizija je istaknuti u cijeloj Crkvi usluga, kao dobro. Outreach comes before the congregation's attention each week in the announcements and in the Concerns and Celebration sharing time. Outreach dolazi pred zajednicu pozornosti svaki tjedan u najavama i na probleme i Proslava dijeljenje vremena. For example, one week the prayer requests included Endangered Species Act legislation, and a father in a formerly homeless family (served through the church's Interfaith Hospitality Network ministry) who had been shot while in Philadelphia getting drugs. Na primjer, jedan tjedan u molitvi zahtjeva uključene Zakona o zaštiti ugroženih vrsta zakonodavstvo, i oca u obitelji beskućnici, bivši (služio kroz crkvu u međuvjerskom Hospitality mreža Ministarstvo), koji je iz vatrenog oružja dok su u Philadelphiji uzimajući droge. The two pastors also consistently reinforce the mission through their worship leading and preaching. Dva župnika i konzistentno ojačati misiju kroz njihove vodeće klanjati i propovijedanja. Sermons often touch on themes of seeking justice, empowering those who are marginalized, and supporting people's journeys toward faith. Propovijedi često dodir na teme tražeći pravdu, Osnaživanje onih koji su marginalizirali, i podupiranju ljudi putovanja prema vjeri. "We are like a stained glass window," Rev. Marcia Bailey told the kids gathered up front for the Children's Conversation in one service. "Mi smo kao stained stakla prozora", rekao je vlč Marcia Bailey djecu okupilo se ispred za dječje razgovor u jedan servis. "We can't always see what the window will look like while it is taking shape. But we know the Creator has a vision and we are a part of making that vision come true." "Mi ne mogu uvijek vidjeti ono što je prozor će izgledati ovako, dok je uzimanje oblik. Ali znamo Stvoritelj ima viziju i mi smo dio izrade da dođu vizija istinite." Then she prayed, "May we be, God, a reflection of your vision for ourselves and for our world." Tada je molio, "Svi smo se, Bog, odraz Vaših vizija za sebe i za naš svijet."

Central Baptist Church also draws on a history of "pushing the envelope," in the words of Rev. Marcus Pomeroy. Centar Krstitelj Crkva također koristi na povijest "pritom omotnicu" u riječi vlč Marcus Pomeroy. The church often looks to past ministry endeavors to sustain its commitment to the mission. U crkvi se često izgleda da prošlosti ministarstvo naporima da se održavati svoje opredjeljenje za misiju. "One of the things that's exciting to me about Central Baptist Church is that we're not normal!" "Jedna od stvari koje je uzbudljivo da me o Centar Krstitelj Crkva je da nismo normalni!" he remarked in a sermon. on je primetio u propovijed. Having an identity and heritage as a risk-taking church encourages the congregation to embrace new ministry ventures as they arise. Imaš jedan identitet i naslijeđe kao rizik-uzimanje crkva potiče zajednicu u zagrljaju nove službe ventures kao oni nastati.

As a suburban church, Central Baptist Church sometimes struggles to reconcile its passion for seeking justice with the comfortable lives of most of its members. Kao prigradski crkva, Baptistička crkva Centar ponekad borbe za izmiriti svojim strast za tražeći pravdu s udobnim životima većine njenih članova. And evangelism could play a more prominent role in the church's outreach. I evangelism mogao igrati više istaknuti ulogu u crkvi's outreach. But with over sixty percent of the congregation involved in a mission group (compared with the national average of ten percent of church members in ministry, according to a Gallup poll), there is no question that Central Baptist Church has succeeded in communicating a compelling, unifying vision for mission. Ali, s više od šezdeset posto zajednici koji su uključeni u misiji grupe (u usporedbi s nacionalnim prosječno deset posto članova crkve u ministarstvu, prema anketi Gallup), ne postoji pitanje da Centar Baptistička crkva je uspio u komunikaciji jedan izuzetan, jedinstvena vizija za misiju.

[chap. 13, pp. 13, str. 278-280]