My Mission Statements for My Ministry

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1. Write a paragraph that describes the mission you understand God to have called you to complete. What is your vision for the next chapter of your life's ministry?

From the age of five, I have felt the special call of God to devote my life fully to His work. What I originally thought that looked like was a life of singleness serving as a missionary overseas in a third-world country. As God has shaped me according to my calling, I can see how He has shifted my focus from international missions to include being a missionary to my own American culture. In preparing me for this duality of call, God orchestrated my life to be connected with my husband. As Kyle’s wife, part of my purpose is to help him fulfill his calling to revitalize and plant churches. Within this framework, God has drawn out of me a passion to serve His Church and the unchurched through the realm of counseling and psychology. I believe God has called me to the mission of restoring, renewing, and revitalizing relationships, particularly dealing with sexuality. This is an area of great need for both Christians and Pre-Christians alike. In this next chapter, I see God working to further define how I am to accomplish His mission by counseling individuals within our congregation, creating an atmosphere of openness to discuss relational issues within the community, and seeking further training and development of my counseling skills through higher education (Masters and long term PhD).

2. Write a paragraph describing the strengths you have to build on. How are you using them right now to fulfill God's call in your life?

One of my greatest strengths is my capacity to experience emotions, thus showing compassion and empathizi...

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...onsulting with Abraham about what He was about to do in judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah. What is incredible about this dialogue is that Abraham actually negotiates God down to sparing the cities if only ten righteous were found living in them. While God’s judgment upon these wicked cities is ultimately carried out, the clout that Abraham carried with God for his faithfulness testifies to the truth of what James spoke in chapter 5 verse 16: “The prayer of a righteous person can accomplish much.” This teaches me that I need to approach God as a friend that I can dialogue with rather than a cosmic bellhop. It also helps me to learn that my prayers on behalf of other can be effective if my heart is in tune with God’s heart. My faithfulness must be like that of Abraham, trusting God even to the point of sacrificing, believing that God’s purposes will work out for my good.

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