Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Snapshot

I am trying to commit the story and life of the church I serve to a few well turned phrases...It is harder than I realized. It's sorta like a snapshot so people looking for a church will know who we are.

Taking a video is a lot more fun than shooting snapshots.  Recording a video means you press the button, point the camera and record the action. Shooting a snapshot requires you to frame the shot, hold the camera still, hold your breath, pray the subject remains still and shoot the picture.


Writing sometimes allows you to record scenery (video) and other times it demands you record fixed subjects (snapshots.)


I am trying to commit the story and life of the church I serve to a well turned phrases...a snapshot.


Here is what I got...


Welcome to West Flint Church of the Nazarene.... 
A Simple Church

We are a Simple Church made up of people committed to working, playing, living and serving together as pilgrims on the Journey.  Our Mission field is Greater Flint and its surrounding communities. We meet together on Sunday mornings to practice our faith and experience His Presence. We meet throughout the week to experience what it means to be a "community of faith."

In all of this we seek to live out our faith in ordinary and extraordinary ways as we remain faithful to our past, fully present in the moment and preparing for the future.

As a Simple Church...We Worship
We are a Worshiping Community of people who gather weekly to rehearse the narratives of His Story through music and Scripture.

As a Simple Church...We Value the Word and the Story it Portrays
We are a Word Community of people who long to know what it means to be an authentic Christ follower in this world today.

As a Simple Church...We are Called to Serve Others
We are a Community of People who are committed to serving others and using the gifts God has given to improve the story of those around us.


As I said, it is more difficult to do than I thought.... Feedback is welcome...Eventually this will be on the church's website along with a "what we believe" section. If you want to provide input, but are reluctant to do so in a public forum, feel free to send your responses to dwbowser@aol.com.  I need all the help I can get.


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