Mission and Ministry: Nurture, Outreach, and Witness (NOW) Ministries
Meeting Minutes
The nurturing ministries of the congregation shall give attention to but not be limited to
education, worship, Christian formation, membership care, small groups, and stewardship.
Attention must be given to the needs of individuals and families of all ages.
The outreach ministries of the church shall give attention to local and larger community
ministries of compassion, justice, and advocacy. These ministries include church and society,
global ministries, higher education and campus ministry, health and welfare, Christian unity
and interreligious concerns, religion and race, and the status and role of women.
The witness ministries of the church shall give attention to developing and strengthening
evangelistic efforts of sharing of personal and congregational stories of Christian experience,
faith, and service; communications; lay speaking ministries, and other means that give expressions
of witness for Jesus Christ.
Why do people need Christ?
To learn how to lead a good life, to be a
good person
Christ is a role model
To get to heaven
To get hope for this life and to know
there's something afterwards
To get out of "it's all about me": to do
service for others
To receive comfort
To be an intermediary for us with God, a
bridge to God, as we are too sinful to go to God directly
To have a relationship, a friend
Why do people need The Church?
Fellowship, support, comfort
Peer pressure
A way to achieve Christ's example; many can
achieve more than one
To have people to turn to
To keep us grounded in Christ's teaching;
reinforce Christ's teaching
To learn
Opportunities to serve are provided
To receive support through prayer
To get a spiritual component in our lives
Why do people need Gray's United Methodist Church?
Location
It's a Methodist church
It's a neighborhood church, in our community
One's voice is heard
Programs to teach children (preschool,
Sunday School, Youth Groups)
Small size; aren't lost in the crowd
Everyone is needed to get the work done
There are children present; a young
congregation
To whom does our church belong?
To Christ
To our community
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