Monday, January 19, 2009

What's God Already Doing?

One of the biggest questions I go to God with is, "What would you have City on a Hill Church do in Culpeper?"

You see, I can come up with all kinds of ideas and create opportunities for ministry on my own. However, being where God wants us and doing what God wants us to do is incredibly important in the life of a church. If we're doing what we want to do and then asking God to bless it, the fruitbearing is going to be slim-pickings. Instead, finding out what God is already doing in Culpeper and then joining Him in those places will bear the fruit He wants in both the lives of those being ministered to and those who are doing the ministering.

So, what's God already doing in Culpeper? Here are just a few answers that the Lord has revealed to me:
1 - marketplace transformation (e.g., PrayCulpeper's focus of ministry)
2 - revival among the young people in Culpeper (e.g., YoungLife, Rize-Up, various church youth groups)
3 - impacting the community through acts of service and kindness (e.g., Homeless Shelter ministry)
4 - discipleship among His children (e.g., Experiencing God curriculum)

Has God shown you some other areas where He's already working? If so, please feel free to share them by adding a comment.

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