For years I have been compelled with the mission of the church; making disciples, baptizing them and teaching them to obey God's word. It stirs up passion in me just to discuss it. I have a deep connection to it.
But I also have had to scratch my head a few times to figure out how to accomplish it. The truth is I am still not sure I've figured it out, but over the last month Severn River Church has taken a big step forward through the pilot run of Life Commitments.
Life Commitments is a 16 week course set in four sets of four sessions. It covers the basic Christian commitments to Christ, Community, Discipleship, and Outreach. So far we've only been offering it to men, but already I'm seeing a difference in our church. There are five men who have signed up to be part of it and we have two meeting times. One group meets on Tuesday mornings at 7:00 a.m. and the other group meets Wednesday nights at 9:00 p.m. It has been a joy to work with these men. My Tuesday group is made up of two men over fifty who have been on The Way for many years. They understand that this first 16 weeks is really designed for the new follower of Jesus, and have graciously been a part to allow me to work out the bugs. And it has been a tremendous benefit as my Wednesday night group has younger believers and they have a better environment because I've worked through everything with my first group. One thing I've discovered though is that no matter how long you've been following Jesus the simple basics provide a framework for the Lord to speak to you in new and fresh ways.
I'm looking forward to when these five men will one day each be leading a group of other men through this material helping others grow in their faith and devotion to Christ.
--Ben
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