A blessed Ash Wednesday to you. As we enter into Lent (whether or not you are a member of a congregation that “practices” Lent), I commend to you this time of reflection and action on our spiritual journey and what Christ has done for us and how Christ has shown us life.
I am really writing this on “”Shrove Tuesday” or Mardi Gras, but since I’m leaving very early tomorrow morning to go to Berkeley to participate in the ATS visit at American Baptist Seminary of the West, I thought it better to post early than not at all because it is Ash Wednesday. It being such a day has nothing directly related to the post for today, because I am continuing the “painting” of the inside of the “jigsaw puzzle” of Evergreen. This posting is sharing the narrative of the “Reaching Beyond our Borders” group.
As Evergreen explores becoming a change agent by reaching beyond our borders we will:
- Successfully interface with community partners in a variety of projects, learning from their strengths and impacting the community
- Form closer bonds with ecumenical and interfaith partners, learning to better understand their viewpoints in order to enrich our own.
- Be more intentionally active in social justice issues, including ongoing work on the Call to Sacred Action which will be a foundational part of our identity.
- Increase our understanding of our denominational milieu and individual differences/similarities in Regions
Action Items:
- Continued present on Church Council of Greater Seattle and other ecumenical councils as appropriate
- Encourage churches engaged in the Missional Church Learning Experience
- Annual Mission focus, possibly including trip/offering
- Annual local one-day project for all churches to be involved, example: “Christmas in April”
Once again, we are called to “increase our way of being”. What does this offer to you? What questions does it raise for you?
Marcia
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