Throughout this year, I spent many late nights in meetings with pastors, leaders and church members that were filled with intense communication and emotions. As I drove home from these meetings, I often asked, “Why am I doing this?” The reason is simple. I love God’s people and His church.
During this Christmas season, we are reminded that God also loves people and His church. As His Son entered the world to bring hope through the Gospel, He made it possible for the message of salvation to be proclaimed to the lost. He also made it possible, through the Gospel, to see hearts changed and relationships reconciled. We at Mission Mid-Atlantic are privileged to serve churches throughout the region because we believe that the message of the Gospel also includes the power to reconcile relationships and turn churches toward greater effectiveness. As we serve our churches, it is often through conflict coaching and mediation. Praise God that most of these meetings end with reconciliation and restored relationships! We are working with churches that are struggling through transition and change. As a result, churches that were once about to close their doors are now thriving and growing. We are also engaged in working with healthy churches in leadership development, strategic planning, vision casting, coaching, and training. Our strategic efforts to plant new churches are coming to fruition as churches step forward and church planters are deployed. We are honored to serve our churches and the many people behind the scenes that make them work.
How can you be a part of God’s work through Mission Mid-Atlantic? We are enlisting a new army of prayer partners and will be sending out a new monthly prayer bulletin via email to make you aware of current prayer needs. If you would like to partner with us, please let us know at office@missionmid-atlantic.org and we will forward our prayer bulletin to you.
We also invite you to support our efforts financially. At this moment, we are looking at an end of the year deficit of $12,000. Can you help us continue to serve our region and end the year in the black? If so, please send your year-end gift to: Mission Mid-Atlantic, PO Box 345, Clayton, NJ 08312.
Thank you for partnering with us as God leads. We look forward to the new year and new opportunities to serve our churches. May God richly bless you during this Christmas season.
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