‘I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look. Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground. I have surely seen the mistreatment of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Come now, I will send you to Egypt.’ 
–Acts 7:32-34

Who is God calling us to be in this time and space?

This is the guiding question that will direct our focus together as we begin the “Thriving Congregations” cohort journey. The next six months will find our team focused upon congregational mission and vision.

The goal for each of the 15 teams will be to help lead our individual churches in awareness, acceptance, and adoption of our identity together. Whether we call it a mission, vision, or identity statement, the point is for us to know who God is calling us to be and to live into this responsibility together.

The good news is that in our time together we have done some groundwork to better prepare ourselves for this process. Most recently we have claimed the statement, “Serving God and Community.” It is a moniker that also embodied the first 50 years of Sun City Christian Church’s existence.

We will dive deeper into specifics and cast a vision that fits with our passions and sensed purpose as a congregation for older adults. It is never too late for us to wonder about what God has in store for us now.

On Sunday we will examine Moses’ call to ministry (from Acts 7:17-34) and the timeline of his leadership. His story and timeline will prove him to be a worthy mentor when it comes to answering God’s call no matter one’s age.

I look forward to worshipping with you in person or on YouTube this Sunday. 

Brett