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Ideas for preaching and presenting about member mission.

Just Passing Through By Rev. Debbie Ingram

August 11, 2013

Finding Strength and a place to stand in the midst of moving and change.

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Justice and the Common Good By The Rev. A. Wayne Schwab

October 30, 2014

Summer gifts: the sheer abundance of blossoms on the rhododendron – a blossom on every branch! A fresh meeting with our Creator and our Creator’s handiwork.

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Living Our Faith By The Rev. A. Wayne Schwab

June 13, 2010

I had the good fortune to do some intensive work on the ministry of Christians in daily life with Professor Louis Weil, an authority on Christian formation.

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Member Mission from Monday to Saturday By The Rev. Susan Champion

June 17, 2014

The process of Member Mission gives some practical ways to think about how the church can better support ALL its members in their daily missions.

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Member Mission: a Way into a New Future By The Rev. A. Wayne Schwab

March 8, 2007

An opening talk for a workshop on member mission.

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Member Missions – the Next Step in Mission By The Rev. A. Wayne Schwab

March 8, 2003

“So St. Anthony on the Desert, maybe it is time to take the next step in mission . . . to say we are here to help our members live better wherever they are Monday to Saturday . . . to make this the rule of life for St. Anthony on the Desert.”

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Merry Christmas Sermon, A By The Rev. A. Wayne Schwab

December 24, 2006

Member mission shapes a Christmas sermon.

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Missio Dei By The Rev. Kevin Hackett

June 17, 2014

Three sections: SSJE member Fr. Benson re what to center on; God’s mission has a church, not vice versa; and mission is what we are all about. [Correct spelling of Newbigin not Newbigen]

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Mission of ‘Doing God’s Will’, The By The Rev. James L. Gill

June 8, 2005

The difference between congregational missions and member missions; we have seven daily mission fields; and the four marks of a mission.

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Mission, the Church, and You Sermon By Elizabeth S. Hall

June 27, 2010

Helping members to see that God’s mission has a church rather than the church has a mission; and to discover their part in God’s mission in each area of their daily life.

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