Home Community Preparation for Ministry – Week 1

What is a Home Community?

#1 – Read Acts 2:42-47 and discuss how this can be lived out.

#2 – Talk through the following guidelines for a HC in light of Acts 2:42-47.

Break bread together.

Commit to weekly meetings.

Commit to being an everyday church.

Keep confidences.

Be transparent, authentic.

Actively participate in prayer for one another.

Look out for the good of the whole, assuming the best in others.

Listen well, don’t dominate conversation.

Strive to grow spiritually by applying the word to life in community.

Get out of my comfort zone to be on mission together with HC.

Always inclusive and welcoming to newcomers.

Purpose to grow and multiply in 12-18 months.

#3 – In the following weeks here is the basic plan of what we will do:

1) Define your group in the next three weeks concerning how you will be family, servants, and missionaries together in community.

2) Bible storying starts mid-October (see list of scriptures in booklet, see questions each week in bulletin).

3) The group will divide into men and women once per month during the normally scheduled HC meeting for deeper fellowship.

Why we do what we do and you: Part 7 SHIFT: building Christ-centered family in missional community

Week 1 – the “Two-Winged” Church:

Weeks 2-5 – The 3 Colors of Ministry:

Week 6 – Our authority: God’s Word, the Old & New Testaments

September 13, 2015

Deuteronomy 6:4-9, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”

Shema – “ to listen ”

1. Live it

2. Teach it

Faith Talks – intentional time set aside for conversations based on Scripture. Weekly family devotions around the kitchen table, a walk to the park, a family trip to Starbucks.

God sightings – informal moments in life as “walk” though the everyday journey. Small or big moments where kids notice us in our devotions, have relationship problems, or ask about communion (Evelyn).

Regular time of the day that can include conversation, prayer, blessing, songs, or kisses. Ask about their day: highlight and lowlight

BI: Helping the next generation grow in their relationship with God is a biblical partnership that involves the family and the church.

LOOKING AHEAD

Sept 13 ····· Fall Kick-Off Sept 21 ····· MOPS begins Oct 7 ········· Membership Class Oct 9-11 ··· Father/Son Retreat Oct 31 ······· Trunk or Treat Nov 8 ········ Surviving the Holidays Nov 14 ······ Craft Bazaar

Pastor Ryan Faust Senior Pastor prfaust@gracechurchseattle.org follow on Twitter @RyanJFaust or his blog: prfaust.wordress.com

Pastor Daniel Hill Worship & Assoc. Pastor danielh@gracechurchseattle.org follow on Twitter @danielhillmusic or his blog: danielhillmusic.com

Pastor Jerry Buell Children’s Ed & Family Ministry jerryb@gracechurchseattle.org

Pastor Lucas Fennell Youth & College Ministry lucasf@gracechurchseattle.org

Janis Lemert Community Life Director janisl@gracechurchseattle.org

Grace Church - 10323 28th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98146 (206) 937-8400 gracechurchseattle.org

Let us LOVE God & people

by praying for: Gary Benson

(knee surgery recovery),

Linda Bishop (shoulder joint

replacement surgery recovery),

Dawn Bradley (hip surgery

recovery), Margie Bowman (hip

surgery recovery), Lane Wiltsey

(stroke recovery), Evvie Lundberg

(stroke recovery), Pastor Nathan

Schlaud (Bells Palsy), and the

ongoing health needs of: Bill

Hall (dementia), Kim Smith

(seizures), and Martha Miller.

September 13, 2015

FOUNDATIONS

Exploring the Faith - Classes for Adults

Throughout the year we will hold three classes on

Exploring the Faith; Foundations, Membership, and

Growth. Each MONTHLY class starts at 6:30pm,

beginning Wednesday September 16. Classes will

have a give and take, question and answer flow to

them. They are recommended for everyone, and

the Membership class is required to become a

member and serve at Grace Church.

Foundations – This months class will cover some

of the foundational doctrines and practices of the

Christian faith; such as Justification by Faith,

Baptism, Communion, the need for a Small Group,

the need for growing in God’s word, the need for

deliverance, etc. If you are a new Christian, it’s

important to have someone walk you through these

foundational elements of the Christian life so that

you will not get stuck spiritually. If you are a long

time Christian, these classes could be useful to help

you shore up some of the gaps in your faith and

practice. We hope you will join us.

WED 6:30PM IN THE FAMILY ROOM

LIVING WATER TRIP

We are getting closer to our Living Water

mission trip to Guatemala, coming

November 27-December 5. If you are

interested in being a part of this year’s

team, please contact Pastor Daniel. The

deadline to register is Sunday, September

27, so there’s still time to jump in!

MENDING & CRAFT TIME

Do you have clothing that needs simple

mending? Are you in the midst of making a

craft for the Grace Holiday Bazaar this

November? Drop off any simple mending

you need done Saturday, Sept 19 from 9-

noon; also come and craft anytime

between 9-3pm. Please only adults over

12 years old. Please see Margie in the foyer

after the service today for more details.

USING YOUR GIFTINGS AT GRACE

Where do I fit in? What are my gifts and

how can I use them at Grace? How can I

get more involved in this community? I

would like to serve in another way than I

am right now, but I’m not sure who to talk

to about that. This will be explored in

more depth as Home Communities begin

in September. You won’t want to miss it!

If you haven’t taken the Three Colors of

Ministry Questionnaire, there are copies

available at the Welcome Center.

HOME COMMUNITY GROUPS

If you’ve been searching for a place to

connect, join a Home Community group!

Groups meet almost each day of the week.

Contact the church office. You can also

find more info. on Home Community

groups in the Fall Booklet.

THIS WEEK AT GRACE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

8:30 am Fall Kick-Off Potluck Breakfast

9:00 am Info. on Fall Weekly schedule

9:30 am Care & Share

10:00 am WORSHIP CELEBRATION - sanctuary

1st-3rd grade will be dismissed

to Children’s Church

Kid’s bulletins available in the foyer

12:00 pm Resource Advisory Team - conference rm

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Church Office open 9 am to 4 pm

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

Church Office open 9 am to 4 pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

Church Office open 9 am to 4 pm

6:30 pm Youth Group - the Crowded House

6:30 pm Awana Clubs

6:30 pm Adult Class - Foundations - family rm

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Church Office open 9 am to 4 pm

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

Church Office closed

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

Church Office closed

9:00 am Mending & Craft Time - see note ->

10:00 am GriefShare - rm 123

GRACE CHURCH exists to LOVE God & people, PROCLAIM Christ,

BUILD community, EQUIP the saints, MULTIPLY ministers, and missionally

SEND out followers of Christ to be the Church wherever we are.

CONNECT Welcome to Grace! Thanks for joining

us today. Feel free to bring your coffee

into worship and make yourself

comfortable. Take a deep breath, clear

your head, and prepare your heart

and mind to worship our Lord and

Savior, Jesus Christ.

Grace Church is committed to living

authentically in relationship with God

and others. Together we strive to meet

the needs here and around the world.

To learn more, grab a booklet from the

desk in the foyer.

If you would like us to follow up with

you, feel free to fill out this form, tear

it out and drop it at the Welcome

Center or in the offering plate.

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name

I am a guest of

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How to begin a relationship with Jesus Want to know more about Grace

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Interested in baptism

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SHEPHERD THE HEART IN CHILDREN’S & YOUTH MINISTRIES

Mentors & Mentor Assistants for small

group times on Sundays

Mentors & Mentor Assistants for hand-

book / small group times in Awana

Small Group Host Home for youth

discipleship groups

other MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

Sunday Children’s Check-In – Greet, assist

registering guests, and escorting them to

the children’s room. 1 month on, 2 off

Sunday Nursery Greeter 1 month on, 2 off

Sunday Up Front High Energy Leader for

large group for Sundays

Awana Puggles Nursery helper

ONLINE GIVING

For those giving their tithes and offerings

online, we ask you to consider setting up a

bank transfer rather than using a debit or

credit card for your online giving. As we

work to be good stewards of the funds you

donate to Grace, the actual costs to

process a credit or debit card can be

anywhere from 2% for debit cards to over

4% per transaction for credit cards. With a

bank transfer, it is only 1% plus .29 per

transaction. Thank you and we appreciate

your consideration in this matter.

MISSIONAL MOPPET HELPERS

Picture moms and their kids, some who

know God, and some who do not,

purposing to come together for refresh-

ment and fun. YOU can have an eternal

impact on young families the 1st and 3rd

Mondays from 9:15-11:30p starting

September 21. Contact Heather May at

(206)853-9389 or the church office.

BUDGET THRU 9/6/15 BUDGET YTD $106,622.40 GIVING YTD $104,289.35

We are at 98% of budget for the year.