Faith In Action Discussion Boards

A November 8th Success Story from Cedar Hills Community Church!!!!

2009-11-17T10:02:20Z

Hello! We had a great event on November 8, 2009 using the Faith in Action program. Thanks to your direction and A LOT of hard work from our FIA team (as well as God throwing in a sunny day were temperatures were 20 degrees above a normally cool November day), we were able to have an event that will shape our outreach and ministry to the community for years and years to come. Here’s some news coverage and videos we’ve created to tell our story…

Local TV News Story:
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/69586467.html

YouTube Videos:
This was a video of photos we showed at our Celebration service which followed our day of service: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtxrAKB-bkM

This was the video we shared with our congregation the next Sunday which includes audio clips from the testimonies at the Celebration service: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZXR4XXgrp8&feature=related

Thanks again for this program!
Scott

Cedar Hills Community Church
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Pastor Testimony

2009-05-12T10:17:22Z

Last Sunday was just a huge day for the church. Everything went perfect – 20 projects, all greatly appreciated by the community. The energy in the morning was electric, but only surpassed as the groups came back Sunday night. the singing was powerful, and the stories were memorable. We’re hearing some neat responses, too. The city of Lacey wants to give us a commendation in May.

I’m just more touched by the little things. One woman said it gives her a reason to bake cookies – to give them away. (We made and gave cookies to the Fire stations, Hospital Emergency Room staff, and some nursing homes).

That was a great start!

We’re all in for participating on October 11. WE’ll be signing up.

Blessings to you and to World Vision.

Brian Wiele
River Ridge Covenant Church

National Faith in Action Day was a success!

2009-10-12T08:37:56Z

Many churches had a great turn out for their Faith in Action event!

Here are just a few examples:

http://www.stjoenews.net/news/2009/oct/10/serving-st-joe/?diem

http://statesmanjournal.com/article/20091012/NEWS/910120334/1001

Also check out the post on Sunday October 11, 09 where many people posted about their Faith in Action Event. http://www.facebook.com/putyourfaithinaction
and these great photos! http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2038461&id=1504158578

Check out this Church Video

2009-10-05T15:27:01Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0faRrKvQTQ

Check out this fresh video from Horizon Church’s Faith In Action Sunday 2009.

They did some impactful things for their service projects. I hope it inspires you.

Faith in Action

Faith In Action Try It—You Might Like It!

2009-09-23T19:25:32Z

http://www.arenspub.com/NC/0/247.html

The sanctuary at Bradford’s Church of the Brethren was empty Sunday morning because the congregation spent their regular Sunday service time volunteering. Church leaders changed the date of the National Faith in Action day scheduled on October 11, 2009 because of Bradford’s annual Pumpkin Show.

Hundreds of volunteer members of the church worked at 11 different locations. They tackled all kinds of projects so that everyone could do something to help. From kindergarten to a 93 year old senior, everyone pitched in to care for others!

Author and pastor, John Ortberg says it this way, “Faith in Action is a dynamic program that galvanizes your congregation to be the hands and feet of Jesus in meeting real needs in your local community.”

Community project included: Free quarters for laundry mat service. Free coats and hats for winter. One two-story house painting. One section of business fronts painted and new curtains replaced. Bradford school mulching. Covington school mulching (elementary, Jr. high, High School). Baby Baskets assembled and taken to Wilson, Greenville and Upper Valley. Brethren Home church service and visitation. Log splitting and storage assembly project. Free water and lunch crews for all the volunteers and public.

This make the second year in a row that the Bradford Church of the Brethren has skipped their Sunday service and went out into the community to volunteer. Many of the volunteers wore their T-shirt from last year that says: Don’t Go To Church. Be The Church!

Senior Pastor, Dan Scalf, encouraged the volunteers to not only serve, but to enjoy the process and take time to know your co-workers and the people you’re helping.

All the volunteers were invited back to the church fellowship hall at 6:00 p.m. for Free pizza and soda. Stories and happenings of the day were shared by each group.

The Faith in Action curriculum teaches the importance of serving, and it creates an excitement within the group or congregation to get out of the church building and serve just like Jesus did . . .

For more information of Faith in Action, you can go to their website: http://putyourfaithinaction.org

A large percentage of church goer’s believe they already do to much for the poor and deprived. To this I say, “Wrong!”

Everyone has the same amount of time. There is 24-hours in a day. It is up to each of us to choose what we do with those 24 hours? The Bible tells us that we are suppose to put God first in everything we do. If we do this, God will see that everything else will fall into place. Yes, including football practice.

This week’s bottom line: The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Deuteronomy 28:11-13

For disappearing acts, it’s hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work. ~Doug Larson

How long a minute is, depends on which side of the bathroom door you’re on. ~Zall’s Second Law

Members never before

2009-05-26T19:17:28Z

We had people in our midweek groups tell their leaders that they had never ever served other people before. Even though they were Christians they never reached out to neighbors to help. We were all amazed. By reaching out we realized it forced our people to do something. It got them taking baby steps. The ones that were complaining or trying to get out of it doing it were the ones that can’t stop talking about it.