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A Benediction

From a Franciscan Benediction…

May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart.

May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.

May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain in to joy.

And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.

How is God blessing you?

Compass Kids

At Compass Church we are serious about kids because Jesus was serious about kids.

“And anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me. 6 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.–Matt. 18:5-6

Zowie! When we welcome a child we welcome Jesus. This statement alone makes me want to get off the stage and start serving in Children’s ministry. If you want to see Jesus, serve a kid.

BUT, if we cause a child to sin or miss the mark for their life it is better for us to have a big rock attached to our neck while swimming.

I’d say Jesus is serious on this one.

• We believe kids are the church of today.
• We believe kids deserve better than big church hand-me-downs.
• We refuse to bore a child in the name of Jesus.
• We took a step and hired a great leader and teacher of kids to champion this ministry.
• We are working at equipping parents to lead their kids.
• We believe church should be the most exciting day of a kids week.

There may not be a greater investment than pouring into the life of a kid.

Compass Is Hiring

Check this out. This person will work side-by-side with the Compass staff on a daily basis in an administrative assistant role. Forget whatever stereotypes you have of assistants or secretaries--this isn't that role. We're looking for someone who is...

• A regular attendee at Compass. ("I'm in the game.")
• Completely sold out to the Compass mission and vision and loves Jesus. ("And, I love this place!")
• A motivated individual. ("We can do this...together.")
• Great with details. ("I eat, breathe and sleep task lists.")
• Relationally savvy. ("My job is to make you feel smart.")
• Committed to delivering projects with excellence. ("I'm more reliable than FedEx.")
• A multi-tasker. ("Bring it on!")
• Able to write--that's the ideal but not a requirement. ("Word.")
• Comfortable championing our cause for the elimination of country music. ("Who's Carrie Underwood?")

If you or someone you know fits this description, have them send a message with their resume to chad@compasschurchonline.org

thought for tuesday

"The soul that truly loves God will want to do what God loves."
John Ortberg, When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box

perry noble does a gut check

Perry Noble writes: "From time to time…in any arena of life there is a time for a “gut check.” We all experience it–but I think this is especially true in ministry. Here are five questions I often use to do a personal gut check..."

#1 - Am I Listening To The Voice of God?

#2 - Am I Taking Risks?

#3 - Am I Understanding How Big God Is?

#4 - Am I Surrounding Myself With The Right People?

#5 - Am I Giving It My Best?

Perry goes into greater detail at his blog on each of these questions. Read his comments here. And take a few moments to do a ‘gut check’ on yourself today!

creativity and innovation

Thought this was good... The difference between creativity and innovation.

The difference between creativity and innovation is the difference between thinking about getting things done in the world and getting things done.

"Creativity THINKS up new things. Innovation DOES new things."

Quoting Theodore Levitt in The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It