Collaborating with cross-cultural servants, Connecting with the community of faith, and Running to Paris

Holistic Mission means integrating faith and practice. We must recognize the importance of the people to whom we minister being a part of the process of their own redemption and finding solutions to their problems. Bill Prevette, PhD research tutor at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies

We began our week at Fort Wayne First Assembly addressing the issue of how to do short-term missions trips that affirm the dignity and self-worth of people as well as how to collaborate with the missionary to empower the local church to build community in the foreign context (because missions is less about what we do to somebody and more about how we work and minister together).

Wednesday, prior to sharing our hearts at Indianapolis Dayspring Church we shared dinner and lively conversation with Pastor Brian and Melissa Nicholson. The more Stuart and Brian talked, the more they began to realize they could have been separated at birth as their stories and testimonies were so similar :) 

Thursday, we enjoyed the privilege of listening to a very articulate and poised young woman we have had the honor of knowing most of her life. Lyndsie Williams is "Running to Paris" to be a part of The Bridge International Church, a place where university students and young professions meet to pray and learn about how to apply God's Word to their lives. Contact Lyndsie at lyndsie@thebridgeparis.com and invite her to share at your next gathering.

Yesterday, we joined Pastor Rod Murray and the community of faith at Wellspring Church in Henderson, KY for a truly moving service. If you live in the area and are seeking a faith-based community, head over to Wellspring Church on US 41 behind the Audubon Chrysler dealership and conveniently located next to the Bingo hall :) 

You'll be glad you did.

A 3-hour drive and a change of time zones did not prevent us from getting to Current Church with Gene and Paula Feasel last evening in Franklin, IN. We've known Gene and Paula since the time we all served as youth pastors in northeast Indiana (many moons ago). We enjoyed rocking out with them during service and sharing a more subdued meal afterward :) 

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