Report
on Serving Strangers 2014-08-01
Tomorrow I have been asked to speak at the Bible Institute of South Africa in Kalk Bay in the Christian Ministries Slot. The idea is to communicate our unique take on serving God in the contemporary world.
I thought some of you might be interested in an update of our mission portfolio, so I have just copied and pasted my notes: "to be told with suitable anecdotes" :) And, of course, suitable visual aids: paintings, easel, a skeleton puppet, a wig and a hat.
“Reaching the World outside the church”
1. Outsiders
a. Saturday
Mornings in Claremont: aiming at building relationships and experiencing
serendipitous meetings with the church-averse.
b. Back-row
pastoring.
c. Creativity
evangelism events: Puppets; Mime;
2. Sparrows
a. Mostert
Menage: Monday nights – gathering of friends
b. Counselling
& mentoring
c. Jesse
Art
3. Academics
& Training
a. Academic
Papers: Making Mission Happen – plotting rhetorical strategies
b. Alpha
Research Project – completed. Alpha SA is implementing our recommendations
c. CI
Theology of Mission lectures
d. BI Theology
of Mission lectures
e. Discipling
Nations – grass roots mission training courses & camps
f. PhD
studies – “Evangelism in the Methodist Churches of Cape Town” – aiming at
raised profile for discussion of evangelism in Methodist churches, and insights
for everyone into evangelism in post-modern & post-colonial South Africa
4. Special
events
a. Flamjangled
Tea Party, Earthdance – ministry team to
trance parties
b. Discipling
Nations trip to Eastern Cape Hospital
c. Bible
Reading Weekends
5. Tentmaking
a. UCT
part-time work - Lesley
b. Springfield
Primary “Birds” project , Life in Bible Times
c. My
Friend Ned – TV advertisements & movie gigs
d. Illustration
work
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