Salty Service
"The Methodist Way" with its five core practices is one practical way to describe what "making disciples" really looks like in action. It provides us with a much needed common language by which we can encourage and hold one another accountable for fulfilling our Kingdom potential.
What does
risk-taking and "salty service" look like?
This is the service we offer that stretches us to love in
the name of Christ and to serve others in ways we might not do if
simply left to our own desires. It's risky because it moves us out of
our comfort zone and takes us to places and brings us to people we
might not ordinarily encounter. Churches offer risk-taking mission and
service through programs, VIM projects, cross-cultural exchanges,
ministries in nursung homes and a multitude of other ministries.
The measurement will be the percent (%) of worshippers who say they have been involved in ministries of mercy, justice, and earth care outside of the church.
More Examples
Mercy
"Blessed are the merciful, for they
will be
shown mercy." Matthew 5:7
- Good Samaritan
- Homeless Shelter
- Convalescent Home
- Rehabilitation Center
- Aids Hospice
- Hospice
- Feeding the Hungry
- Working at a Mission Center
- Tutoring Immigrants
- Prison
- Pregnancy Center
- Medical Care
- Human Need
- Poverty
- Shelter
- Clothing
- Food
- Financial
- Other
Justice
"Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed." Psalms 82:3-4
- Racism
- Gender Equality
- Human Rights
- Hate Crimes
- Abuse of Women or Children
- End Violence
- Systems that keep people in hunger or poverty
- Other
Earth Care
"The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it." Psalms 24:1
- Adopt a Highway
- Global Warming
- Earth Day
- Pollution
- Stewardship of Creation
- Hazardous Waste
- Environmental Awareness
- Ecological Responsibility
- Recycling
- Picked up Trash
- Other