Family Ties

I know, it's distracting isn't it. When was the last time you saw both our Student Ministry pastor, Bryan Bell, and our Director of Worship, Jacob Addison, in a shirt and tie at the same time? And this wasn't even a Sunday...this was normally casual Tuesday. Tuesday, when even Pastor Steve is known, on occasion, to show up at the office in flip-flops and jeans.

What was the reason for these two breaking out the formal wear? The mother of one of their home church members had passed away and they attended her funeral today. "It's just part of being irrevocably committed to each other," said Jacob, "Sometimes that means helping somebody paint, sometimes it means bringing them a meal, and other times it means being with them during a hard time."

This week I have been dwelling on the part of Faith Church's vision that states, "we are a community where people are...irrevocably committed to each other." What does that really look like? How are we to be committed to each other and on mission at the same time?

What really got me thinking was our denomination's new online magazine. The recently posted issue is entitled, "Family Ties," and it is filled with great articles on the subject of what it means to be brothers and sisters in the church.

This week I am posting a shorter blog with the hopes it will encourage you to check out the articles and videos at EFCAToday. Let me know what you think by emailing me at ssiepel@faithchurch.net.