Virginia Blood Services visits SPC every couple of months giving us the opportunity to share the gift of health and life with Richmond’s sick and dying. If you are sixteen or older, weigh at least 110 pounds, and are healthy, please give. If you can’t give, please pray for those who do and for the patients they serve.

UPCOMING BLOOD DRIVE DATES

• Sunday, July 8
• Sunday, September 23
• Sunday, December 9
  

Contact  Linda Johnson or May Thomas.

The SPC Emergency Food Pantry Team provides groceries to our nearest neighbors in need every Tuesday (on 1st & 3rd Tuesdays from 1:00 to 2:30 PM and on 2nd, 4th, & 5th Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:00 PM). You can serve by picking up and stocking groceries from Martins on weekdays, packing and handing bags of groceries to our guests, helping to keep the pantry neat and clean, or sitting and talking with out guests while they wait to be served. To join the team, contact Brenda Robinson at 275-8246 or George Masiello.

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SPC EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY LOG

MAY 15, 2012
Today’s food pantry went very well. We gave out all the fresh produce.  We put all the leftover deserts in the L and F fridge.  A basket of bread was left in the hallway.  We served 11 families, all returning.  The final number was 17/9/11, total 37.  Our team included Faye, June, myself and our newest member, Anita K.  She did a super job of talking and praying with our guests.  Anita even traded emails with one lady.  She has a daughter in high school.  Since Anita leads a Bible study for teenage girls, Cathy, the mother, thought it would be be great if her daughter could get involved in the group. Anita is going to see if any of the girls in her group might know the daughter.  At the end of the pantry, Cathy accidentally locked her keys in her car.  After a group effort, Zac saved the day by unlocking her car  by sticking a long piece of wood through a partially opened window!  I guess it’s all in a day’s work for a youth pastor.  Anita plans to be with us every third Tuesday.  Genevieve D plans to join us as a hall worker on first Tuesdays until her baby is born in July.  In Christ, Joan

The SPC Loaves and Fishes Team provides hot lunches a couple of Sundays each month to the homeless and working poor of Richmond in Jesus’ name.  You can serve by cooking food in advance in your home or by joining one of the Sunday Lunch Teams.  To join the team, contact Sloan Hiscock.

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2012 LOAVES & FISHES SCHEDULE

• May 6
• June 3, 10, & 24
• July 1
• August 5 & 26
• September 2 & 9
• October 7 & 28
• November 4
• December 2 & 23

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SORTING • PACKING • SHIPPING

In the past two years, SPC has collected, packed, and shipped more than 77 tons of medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and clinics in Uganda. Ugandan doctors estimate that over 5,000 lives were saved. With these supplies and equipment, tens of thousands of gospel cards were distributed to medical workers and patients, expressing God’s love for them and giving Jesus the glory. Because of this success, we’re doing it again this year.  You, your family, friends, and co-workers are invited to spend whatever time you can afford sorting and packing supplies and equipment at our warehouse in Scott’s Addition. No special skills needed – only the desire to love others as Christ has loved us.  To volunteer or get more information, contact John Keltonic at 272-6777 or 337-4682. We plan to begin our work the week of January 29. So please respond as soon as possible.

Imagine you are moving and ask for help. Friend One sends an encouraging card about your move with a crate of helpful supplies – a new dolly, packing tape and boxes, a gas card for the moving van, and, of course, Tylenol for the next day. Friend Two calls and asks what time you’re starting the move. He shows up early (with donuts!) ready to work, and stays with you all day. Sweaty and exhausted, he leaves only after the last box has been moved into your new place. Both friends were thoughtful, and, in their own way, helped with your move. But the second friend did more to advance your relationship by participating with you in your grueling day.

That’s a picture of what “engaged giving” could look like. It’s great to send checks to missionaries. It’s even more important to pray.  Cards and e-mails are encouraging. But when we’re able, it’s a whole new level of interaction to go to where they are, witness the work they are doing, and perhaps even shoulder some of the burden of their ministry.

This past December, the SPC Missions Leadership Team had the privilege of deciding how to give away $12,000 of surplus missions giving. We also took a small step in the direction of encouraging more “engaged giving” as a part of SPC’s culture by visiting and delivering the checks in person to three local ministries.

Where did the money go?

The $12K was divided evenly among four ministries:

• Canaan Children’s Home (Uganda) – orphanage and school for destitute children
• Pregnancy Resource Center of Metro Richmond – compassionate care to women unprepared for pregnancy by offering resources and practical assistance for life-affirming choices.
• Elijah House Academy – a quality Christian education in a protected environment for children in the city of Richmond
• CrossOver Health Care Ministries – quality and compassionate health care to the uninsured in the greater Richmond Metropolitan area in the name of Jesus Christ.

Highlights of the visits:

• During chapel time at Elijah House Academy seeing the joy of EHA students (from some of Richmond’s poorest neighborhoods) as they celebrated what they had collected to bless children at a school in Africa
• Witnessing the excitement and passion as members of CrossOver’s leadership team shared about the high-quality and comprehensive health services they are able to offer to Richmond’s working poor and uninsured population (now including many nationalities). We learned that CrossOver is able to provide $8 million worth of medical services and pharmaceuticals on their budget of just $1 million a year. Impressive use of resources!
• Taking in the remarkably welcoming environment of the Pregnancy Resource Center and seeing how each detail of a woman’s visit is meant to serve and encourage her during a time of crisis. Everything from a new ultrasound machine to a lively Bible study for new moms is used to make this center a beacon of light for women living in a broken world.

It’s so easy to settle for transactional when relational would be better.

One thing we heard across all the ministries was, “I wish more of our supporting churches took the time to visit!” We took a very small step of visiting several ministries, and were blessed and challenged just by seeing their work first-hand. We also learned that there are abundant opportunities for individuals to get more involved on a regular basis, as some in our congregation already are. One great way to get to know a ministry better would be to join an SPC advocacy team or look into volunteer opportunities. There are amazing ministries working tirelessly right here in our city and it’s never too late to show up with donuts in hand and ask, “Which boxes should we move first?”

At SPC, we are creating a missions culture of intentional growth, engaged giving, and prepared going. If you are interested in finding out more, contact Audrey Reeves or Dan Kennedy.

SPRING BREAK CHAT VBS

CHAT is still looking for adult volunteers for its annual Spring Break VBS and are specifically needing more adult male shepherds.

• Camper Ages – Youth 4 to 13
• Dates: April 10, 11, & 12, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
• Location: Leigh St. Baptist Church; 517 N. 25th St.
• Contact Murray Withrow at 804-484-5584

PART-TIME VOLUNTEER POSITION OPPORTUNITY

Church Hill Academy is seeking a volunteer with administrative experience to serve part-time as our Administrative Coordinator.  This position is vitally important for Church Hill Academy to maintain accurate academic records.

• 10-15 hours a week
• School meets Monday through Friday from 7:45 AM to 2:30 PM
• Should be able to attend and participate in weekly staff meetings, Tuesday, 3:00 to 4:oo PM
• Involves learning and maintaining : Our web-based school record system (called Renweb) and student information, especially student files
• Contact Gina Maio at 804-916.9667

On the team of 30 of us, we split up to about eight different work sites. During the week, I was on the media and communications team with two other guys from our team and a site leader. Our job was to go around and take pictures and shoot video around the site, all of which we compiled at the end of the week to make a video that was given to everyone on the trip and which will be used by Students International to promote future projects. This was awesome because we got to go to each site and after taking pictures, we helped out.

Helping out ranged from playing with the little kids at the school to castrating a bull! We grew incredibly close with my site leader, Jose, during the week. He taught us so much, not only about taking pictures and shooting videos, but also about how to love all those who we came in contact with. He just imparted so much to us through his wisdom. Every morning he prayed that God would smile for us and that became a theme for our entire team while down there.

In our devotions, we studied 1 John. It stressed the importance of remembering how amazing God’s gift is and being motivated by the love that Jesus showed us through making the ultimate sacrifice to walk in His light and to love all those around us. This was perfect to study down there because we were able to escape from the distractions of our normal life and focus 100% on loving those around us. For many of the people down there, this is exactly what they needed.

There are extremely poor conditions there. Adults work hours and hours on end just to barely get by. And about 50% of the men are alcoholics. As a result, many of the children are deprived of the attention and love that they need. So it was incredible just to be able to love on them and they just soaked it all up.

I was amazed with all the generosity my host family and the whole community poured on my roommate and me. They have nothing compared to us, yet they gave us much of the little bit that they had. It dramatically changed my perspective on generosity and inspired me to give more of myself, my time, and the other things that I have to others around me.

All in all, it was mind blowing to see all that God did through and in our team. It was amazing to feel His presence. I was taken back to see how God isn’t a God of Richmond or of JMU or of the United States, but of the whole world.

Matthew 22: 37-39 says “Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

I am so thankful to God for giving me the chance to whole-heartedly jump into this mission project and to serve the God that has blessed me so much all the way over in Guatemala! Thank you so much , Stony Point Church,  for all your prayer and financial support.  I was overwhelmed and encouraged to see how much those at SPC cared for me, and there’s no way I could’ve done it without them. I am so blessed to be a part of such a great church!

A Biblical Vision for Reconciliation in the Christian Community • Corey Widmer • March 18, 2012

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Directions to Manchester Docks from SPC for Slave Trail Field Trip on April 1

• Head north on Buford Rd/State Route 678 toward Polk St • Go 0.3 mi
• Turn right onto Forest Hill Ave/State Route 683 • Go 3.2 mi
• Merge onto VA-76 E/Powhite Pkwy via the ramp to I-64 N/I-95 Toll road • Go 1.5 mi
• Continue onto VA-146 E (signs for I-64 E/I-95 S/Downtown Expy/Petersburg/Norfolk/VA-195 E) Toll road • Go 0.7 mi
• Merge onto VA-195 E Toll road • Go 3.0 mi
• Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-95 S/Petersburg and merge onto I-95 S Partial toll road • Go 0.7 mi
• Take exit 73 for Maury St toward Commerce Rd  • Go .5 mi
• Turn right onto Maury St • Go 0.3 mi
• Continue onto Brander St Destination will be on the left • Go 0.4 mi

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Corey Widmer Notes

Introduction

1. Mapping our current reality. Facts from the recent census.
   1. In 1960 less than 15% of the population was nonwhite.
   2. In the last 50 years there have been dramatic changes.
      1. African American population has grown more than 35%
      2. Native American 50%
      3. Latino population 142%
      4. Asian American 185%
2. US Census data released this year:
   1. By 2042 the majority of Americans will be non white
   2. “It was always predicted that we would be diverse, but it’s happened faster than anyone predicted.” Cheryl Russell, editorial director of New Strategist Publications.
   3. Despite these realities, the church has remained relatively static
      1. If we define a racially mixed congregation as one in which no one racial group is more than 80% of the congregation, only 5.5% of 300,000 Christians congregations in the US are racially mixed.
      2. All this creates questions for Christian community.
         1. How do we respond to a pluralistic society?
         2. Is cultural and ethnic pluralism a threat or opportunity for the church?
         3. Does considering these racial factors sidetrack faith communities from more important issues?
         4. Given the racial realities and histories of the US, are some racial and ethnic communities served best by having their own congregations?
         5. Is this important? Is this integral to the gospel? Should this be a priority for us as Christians?
         6. We must only consider it integral to the church’s call if it is integral to the Biblical message itself.

Tangent on Race versus Ethnicity:

1. Race as a term.
   1. Race is not a biblical concept- the Bible says nothing about it
   2. It has innumerable things to say about nationalities, ethnicities, and language, as a God-created and God-ordained realities. Gen 10:5, Acts 17:26
      1. Ethnos: a distinction based on language, culture, social boundaries and location.
2. So factually speaking, there is one “race” and innumerable cultures and ethnicities.
   1. Race is predominantly a social construct – categories invented by human beings that at least initially linked physical differences with mental, developmental and creative capacities. “The idea of race was the deliberate creation of an exploiting class seeking to maintain and defend its privileges against what was profitably regarded as an inferior social class.” Ashley Montegu
   2. It wasn’t until the 18^th C that anthropological theorists began to speak scientifically about race based on hair texture, head shape, etc. Even so scientists have discovered that only .02- 2%  of our genes are ultimately responsible for the visible differences such as skin color.
   3. The desire to make distinctions among human beings, or to separate “races” as one from others, is universal and part of our fallen nature.

I. Old Testament foundation to the Unity of the ETHNOS under God

1. Gen 1:1. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
   1. It is enormously important that unlike many other sacred histories, the Bible begins with a statement about God’s sovereign rule over the whole world. “The Bible begins with the universe, not just with the earth. It begins with the earth, not with Palestine, and it begins with Adam, not Abraham” John Stott
   2. God is a God of the nations, the God of the whole earth, and he seeks One united community under God and his Word
   3. Gen 3 and the Fall
      1. Fall narrative culminates in Gen 10 (Table of Nations) and Gen 11 (Tower of Babel) By the end of Gen 11: Humans are separated from God, Humans are separated from each other. God’s vision for a humanity united with him and united with each other is utterly broken.
      2. Response: Genesis 12:1-3
         1. God’s purposes: to bless the nations. God’s purpose in choosing Abraham is for the explicit purpose of bringing blessing to the nations. God’s purpose is to bring everlasting blessing to the human race, and his strategy for doing so is through this single family.
         2. How this works out: Israel’s chosenness often became a source of division from the nations, a source of ethnic pride and self-righteousness. A forsaking of their calling.
         3. This God is the Lord of the nations, and he has created humanity to be one united humanity under his reign and Word. This vision is ruptured by the Fall, but God begins to work to restore his vision of a restored humanity through acts of his covenant and through the choosing of Israel to be a light to the nations.

II. New Testament foundation to the unity of the ETHNOS under Christ

1. Jesus. The Messiah, the seed of Abraham, the promised King has come!
   1. The gospel writers: communicating not just that Jesus holds the power of salvation and forgiveness, but that in him God’s intentions for a fractured humanity are being restored. He fulfills where Israel failed.
   2. Birth Narratives. Luke, Matthew.
   3. “Jesus himself was an Asian-born baby of mixed race background who in the first year of his life became an African refugee!” Ray Bakke
   4. The choosing of his disciples
   5. His earthly ministry
   6. His final prayer
   7. His concluding commission

III. The Book of Acts: the Vision Fulfilled and Continued

1. Pentecost as God’s fulfilled vision for the ETHNOS
   1. Acts 2:9-11. A carefully constructed list of nations, a re-mix of Gen 10.
   2. Babel was the scattering and dividing of the nations, Pentecost is God REVERSING the curse of Babel and united all the nations again around his presence.
   3. At Pentecost  God is fulfilling his promise to send his presence among the peoples and to unite humanity around his Word. A new creation!!
   4. Pentecost is the NEW AGE.
      1. God’s project of restoration has come to its climax- right here.
      2. The reversal of the curse of Babel
      3. All people from every nation hearing the gospel
      4. A sign of God’s love poured out on all people
      5. A totally new thing: a new chapter in history, a new age.
      6. The New Age breaks out: the Book of Acts.
         1. The example of the church of Antioch. Acts 11-13.
         2. The first truly multi-cultural congregation.
         3. Acts 13:1 lists the leaders of the church. 5 leaders who represented 3 different continents and 4 racial groups!
         4. 11:26. It was at Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
            1. Here was a communal and cultural phenemon that could not be categorized in any one culture! Without categorization
            2. Acts: the story of the gospel pushing out into new cultures, new people, to create a new humanity. God’s vision being fulfilled.

IV. Paul: Theologian of Reconciliation

1. The most oppressive destroyer of Christianity becomes the the most outspoken advocate of ethnic inclusion in the church.
2. “The mystery of the gospel” Ephesians 2:13-18, 3:2-6.
   1. “This mystery is that through the gospel the ETHNOS are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.” Eph 2:6
   2. A restored humanity under Christ now revealed in and through the church.

V. The Culmination of the Vision.

1. Rev 5:6-10, Rev 21:22-27
   1. “The church is a proleptic reality, the sign of the dawning of the new age in the midst of the old, and as such the vanguard of God’s new world.  It is simultaneously acting as pledge of the sure hope of the world’s transformation at the time of God’s final triumph and straining itself in all its activities to prepare the world for its coming destiny.”  D.Bosch, Transforming Mission, p.169.

Application

1. Missiologist Andrew Walls calls this moment in American history an “Ephesian moment.” He means that it is actually possible at this moment in history, because of all the diverse people that are living right now in the US, to be brought together even within the same congregation.
   1. A vision for congregational, relational unity.
   2. What is required for us as believers to commit to building these kind of diverse relationships under Christ and take advantage of this unprecedented moment?

First, Repentance

1. Personal Repentance
   1. The Example of Peter- Acts 10.
   2. The gospel of grace broke the power of racial prejudice in Peter’s life- he realized how much stock he was still putting in his racial identity, how it was causing separation and prejudice in his life and heart, and that grace was remaking this aspect of his life
   3. He was changed! Again! He was a Christian, but he needed to be freshly changed by the gospel.
   4. Repentance of perpetuation of racism, both as actor and victim
   5. Institutional Repentance
      1. “It’s not my problem.” Really? Owning up to the historic sins that I am the happy recipient of. Owning up not just to personal sins but corporate, institutional ones that we help perpetuate.
         1. John Perkins: “Black people saw and felt oppression in a thousand ways, And not always open brutality. It’s the system, the whole structure of economic and social cages that have neatly boxed the black man in so that ‘nice’ people can join the oppression without getting their hands dirty- just by letting things run along.”
         2. “Just by letting thing run along”- Perkins is saying that simply by going to church, worshipping, spending time with, hanging out with, staying among people only of our race or class, we are actually serving to help prop up a whole sinful cultural system that is based on division and exclusion. By not doing anything we are actually participating!
         3. The white privilege that undergirds so much of our nation that gives me the luxury of not having to think about my own ethnic identity – it’s the “norm”
         4. The propensity always to default to the generic dominant culture

Second, Relationships.

1. Frank Wu: “It is well established that contact among people of different racial backgrounds on equal terms, as with students in a classroom, is the single best means of eliminating prejudice.”
   1. This is the pattern we see in the early church: the gospel opened doors for relationships, and relationships opened the door for the gospel.
   2. The purpose of these relationships- not just friendship building. God actually intends the fullness of his grace to be known in and through such relationships of difference.
      1. Eph2: 22 “In him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.”
      2. So now, as those people come together to become fellow building blocks, fellow family members, God’s glory is more fully revealed!
      3. To put it another way: The more diverse the Christian community is, the powerfully we reveal the glory of God and the gospel.
         1. The individual differences of the bricks, and the fact of our reconciliation in Christ, serve to display the glory of God.
         2. Jesus is the eternal multi-dimensional Savior.
            1. There is no way I will ever know him by myself fully. Only when I know lots of other Christians who know a part of him in the way that I don’t, will I know him more fully
            2. Have you humbled yourself enough to realize that your particular way of knowing and experiencing God is not the only right one, and that there are people in this very room that you have not given the time to really know, and that only together can we more fully experience God and display the gospel to the city?

Third, Renewal

1. Discipleship involves a “renewing of the mind.” Means examining the ways your thinking and behaving have been influenced by idolatrous sinful patterns of the world, and allowing the gospel to re-frame the way you think and live.
   1. This means cultural self-awareness and awareness of others.
   2. White people especially often assume we do not have a culture, and may not recognize the way our ethnic and cultural identity forms the way we interact with the world.
      1. The use of the term “ethnic”
      2. The problem with “color-blindness”
      3. The problem with “melting pot,” “salad bowl” imagery.
      4. Stott: “True integration, unlike assimilation, is a two-way street. It involves cultural sharing, a genuine respect and interest in difference, not cultural submergence by one party to please another. Instead of the melting pot metaphor, I prefer the Mulligan stew- everything goes into the pot and is stirred, but the pieces don’t melt.”John Stott
      5. So what does this mean? The need for personal awareness for the purpose of true reconciliation and unity.
         1. Yes, in becoming a Christian your new indentify as a citizen of the Kingdom of God trumps all other social or racial identifications, but you are not called to suppress those other identifiers.
         2. But simultaneously, even as we honor and value our differences, we value our shared identity in Christ even more than we value our particular cultural identity.
            1. When you are still operating from a social/racial identity, you always feel threatened.
            2. Our racial, ethnic, and gender identities are in subservience to our new identity in Christ- Gal 3:28 (there is neither Jew nor Greek…) We are accepted in the beloved (Eph 1:6)
            3. Only that deep assurance of God’s “gracism” his welcome in the gospel and my identity as his child, gives me the poise to be culturally aware and culturally receptive, without being culturally threatened and culturally defensive.
            4. Not gaining your identity from a shared offense, but the truth of Christ.

Four, Resolve

1. One of the most striking things about Paul- his courage.
   1. The gospel of grace gave him courage to confront racism. Paul says in Gal 2:12 that peter was afraid to confront the circumcision group.
   2. We fear our identity, we fear our safety, we fear the loss of power.
   3. Paul has such a deep experience of God’s love in Christ that he cares what no one thinks-
   4. Where do we need courage?
      1. For some, developing a friendship
      2. For others, moving to a neighborhood where people are not like you
      3. For others, engaging with a friend in a conversation about race.
      4. For others, asking hard questions in your churches

The sins of fragmentation, segregation and racism are deep, historic and extensive in Richmond.

Where the sky is the darkest, the stars can most brightly shine.

Suggested Reading:

• Divided by Faith, by Michael Emerson and Christian Smith
• United by Faith, by DeYoung, Emerson, Yancey and Kim
• One, by Nicole Doyley
• The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity, by Soong-Chan Rah
• Being White: Finding our Place in a multiethnic world, by Paul Harris and Doug Schaupp
• Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church, by Mark DeyMaz
• A Transforming Vision: Multiethnic fellowship in college and in the Church, ed by Paul Sorrentino

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Amos 7:1 -9 • Series: Not a Tame Lion • March 18, 2012

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Amos 6:1-14 • Series: Not a Tame Lion • March 11, 2012

 

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FRIDAY, JUNE 1 – SUNDAY, JUNE 3

For over a decade, many SPC families have traveled to beautiful Chincoteague Island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore to spend the first weekend in June relaxing and having fun together. We stay in a cluster of motels on Maddox Boulevard, very near Assateague National Park and Wildlife Refuge’s unspoiled beaches – home to the famous wild ponies of Chincoteague.

The only agenda for the weekend is to get a little rest and to get to know one another as we hang out on the beach, bike, swim, fish, or go out for ice cream at the Island Creamery.

Everyone is invited. Some families go a little early (5/31). Others stay a little longer. You are welcome to stay as little or as long as you like. But if you are planning to go, you should make your reservations ASAP.

Maddox Boulevard Motels:

• Best Western • 800-553-6117
• Blue Heron Inn • 800-615-6343
• Refuge Inn • 757-336-5511 or 888-868-6200

Want More Info?

• Please contact Gayle Park at 272-2325 or 502-2859 with questions or for information.

Doing Justice • March 4, 2012

A complement the class’s March 4 discussion of Generous Justice.

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Amos 5:1 – 27 • Series: Not a Tame Lion • March 4, 2012

 

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A Note from Sara • February 26, 2012

Friends,
Thanks for all the great questions on Sunday!  Oscar expressed deep thankfulness for the warm welcome, and hope that this is just the beginning of a fruitful relationship (more on that soon!).  For those curious about his home congregation, he and Rachel are members at Branches Baptist Church.  Interestingly, Branches is kick-starting a season of prayer-walking in March for their community and neighbors, too!

We apologize for the poor sound quality, but Oscar’s remarks and answers to questions are still clear.

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For a great reminder of all that our city offers, watch the Richmond Visitor Bureau’s newest ad – thanks, Dawn for the recommendation!

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Just a reminder to be ready to discuss Generous Justice Chapters 1 – 3 this next Sunday.

Finally, make plans to join us for Christianity Today’s launch of the “This is Our City: Richmond” issue – March 29 at 7:00 PM sharp at Northminster Baptist Church, 3121 Moss Side Avenue, Richmond 23222.  If you plan to attend this special evening of speakers, local musical artists and rich conversation about our beloved city, would you mind letting me know?  Just need to give a rough headcount to the organizers.

Ever under the mercy,
Sara

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Amos 4:1-5 • Series: Not a Tame Lion • February 26, 2012

 

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ART SHOW • FEBRUARY 26 – MARCH 15
The wonder and beauty of Creation reflected in the work of SPC’s artists and artisans.

VARIETY SHOW • SATURDAY, MARCH 3 AT 6:00 PM
An evening of mirth & song, amazement & tomfoolery, comedy & drama, tears & laughter – not necessarily in that order.

NNR Posters by Alan Lee, Stephen Wozny & Bruce Schneider

Amos 3:1-15 • Series: Not a Tame Lion • February 19, 2012

“How do you know that you are in trouble with God?”

 

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A Note from Sara • February 20, 2012

Greetings friends,
Thank you for your understanding about the change in Sunday morning’s line up.  Wasn’t that an encouraging video?  If you would like to see it again or pass it along, it can be found at this link.

Below are the two articles I referenced Sunday morning. The first from the USA Today continues the story of the church/government relationship in Portland.  The last line in particular caught my eye – intriguing proposition!  The second is from the New York Times on the theme of neighborliness.  These public voices outside the church offer important insights into the way our culture considers the issues we are discussing in Shalom Richmond.

Please remember to read Generous Justice through Chapter 2, and if you are able, to prayer walk your neighborhood.

For those who missed John Moeser’s presenation on the 2010 Richmond census, would like to hear it again, hear even more or bring a friend, Dr Moeser will be presenting at Northminster Baptist Church from 9:00 AM to noon on March 17.  Such luxury – three hours of presentation, discussion and prayer with other believers from around the city!  More information can be found here.

Finally, please follow this link to the VCU Latinos in Richmond needs assessment study that will serve as a launching point for our discussion next Sunday with Oscar Contreras.

Under the mercy,
Sara

Amos 1:3 – 2:16 • Series: Not a Tame Lion • February 12, 2012

 

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Why not just attend and participate? There are lots of reasons.  Here are, perhaps, the three most significant:

• Church membership is one way to signify the reality of one’s profession of faith in Jesus, who not only died for us as individuals but who “loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word” (Ephesians 5:25-26).
• Church membership signifies the depth of one’s desire to be transformed into the likeness of Jesus, saying, “I want to be in a relationship of personal accountability with others who believe in Jesus and are resolved to follow him through all of the ups and downs of life, for which I’ll need their support and will want to offer mine to them as well.”
• Finally, church membership signifies the strength of one’s commitment to the mission of a local congregation like ours.  It says, “You can count on me to support this body of believers in Jesus as it lives out its calling to the city of Richmond,- a calling to be “the light of the world, a city set on a hill which cannot be hidden” (Matthew 5.14), to the praise of God.

We hope that you will choose to express your faith in Jesus through active membership at SPC. But we know that our church’s culture and mission are not a good fit for everyone. There are many Gospel-preaching, Christ glorifying churches in Richmond. If SPC is not for you, we encourage you to faithfully commit yourself to one of these churches. We strongly discourage church-hopping and lone-ranger Christianity. Get serious. Trust God.  Join His Church.

To learn about other strong churches in and around Richmond, or to get information about becoming a member at SPC, please contact our church office.

AN UPDATE ON MISSIONS AT SPC

Imagine you are moving and ask for help.

Friend One sends an encouraging card about your move with a crate of helpful supplies – a new dolly, packing tape and boxes, a gas card for the moving van, and, of course, Tylenol for the next day. Friend Two calls and asks what time you’re starting the move. He shows up early (with donuts!) ready to work, and stays with you all day. Sweaty and exhausted, he leaves only after the last box has been moved into your new place. Both friends were thoughtful, and, in their own way, helped with your move. But the second friend did more to advance your relationship by participating with you in your grueling day. That’s a picture of what “engaged giving” could look like. It’s great to send checks to missionaries. It’s even more important to pray.  Cards and e-mails are encouraging. But when we’re able, it’s a whole new level of interaction to go to where they are, witness the work they are doing, and perhaps even shoulder some of the burden of their ministry.

This past December, the SPC Missions Leadership Team had the privilege of deciding how to give away $12,000 of surplus missions giving. We also took a small step in the direction of encouraging more “engaged giving” as a part of SPC’s culture by visiting and delivering the checks in person to three local ministries.

Where did the money go?

The $12K was divided evenly among four ministries:

• Canaan Children’s Home (Uganda) • Orphanage and school for destitute children
• Pregnancy Resource Center of Metro Richmond • Compassionate care to women unprepared for pregnancy by offering resources and practical assistance for life-affirming choices.
• Elijah House Academy • A quality Christian education in a protected environment for children in the city of Richmond
• CrossOver Health Care Ministries • Quality and compassionate health care to the uninsured in the greater Richmond Metropolitan area in the name of Jesus Christ.

Highlights of the visits.

• During chapel time at Elijah House Academy seeing the joy of EHA students (from some of Richmond’s poorest neighborhoods) as they celebrated what they had collected to bless children at a school in Africa
• Witnessing the excitement and passion as members of CrossOver’s leadership team shared about the high-quality and comprehensive health services they are able to offer to Richmond’s working poor and uninsured population (now including many nationalities). We learned that CrossOver is able to provide $8 million worth of medical services and pharmaceuticals on their budget of just $1 million a year. Impressive use of resources!
• Taking in the remarkably welcoming environment of the Pregnancy Resource Center and seeing how each detail of a woman’s visit is meant to serve and encourage her during a time of crisis. Everything from a new ultrasound machine to a lively Bible study for new moms is used to make this center a beacon of light for women living in a broken world.

It’s so easy to settle for transactional when relational would be better.

One thing we heard across all the ministries was, “I wish more of our supporting churches took the time to visit!” We took a very small step of visiting several ministries, and were blessed and challenged just by seeing their work first-hand. We also learned that there are abundant opportunities for individuals to get more involved on a regular basis, as some in our congregation already are. One great way to get to know a ministry better would be to join an SPC advocacy team or look into volunteer opportunities. There are amazing ministries working tirelessly right here in our city and it’s never too late to show up with donuts in hand and ask, “Which boxes should we move first?”

At SPC, we are creating a missions culture of intentional growth, engaged giving, and prepared going. If you are interested in finding out more, contact Audrey Reeves or Dan Kennedy.

Amos 1:1-2 • Series:Not a Tame Lion • February 5, 2012

“This is how God works with human beings – they hear about their sin, about God’s righteousness, thus His judgement NOT because He is against them, but because He is FOR them. And the proof of that is Jesus – God’s righteousness, God’s salvation, and  ultimately, the means of God’s justice.”

 

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BACKGROUND

• WHAT ARE MISSION PROJECTS AT SPC?

1. SPC Mission Projects are evangelistic and/or service projects that reach and serve non-Christians directly in Jesus’ name or indirectly by supporting the witness and work of career missionaries, mission agencies, or other churches. We encourage the entire community at SPC to participate in some way in these projects, which include both those far away, as well as local projects such as Loaves and Fishes.
2. Projects are undertaken by individuals or by teams from the SPC congregation. Christians from other churches may participate in SPC Mission Projects at the request of Team Leaders and with the approval of the SPC Missions Leadership Team.

• WHY DO WE DO MISSION PROJECTS AT SPC?

1. Before He ascended into heaven, Jesus gave this final command to His disciples:“…Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, and teaching them to obey everything I commanded you” (Matthew 28:19 & 20a).  Jesus’ brother, James, writes, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (James 1:27).
2. At SPC we believe this command and teaching – this call to evangelism and mercy – apply to the global church in every generation until Jesus returns. While much of this work is carried out by career missionaries and mission agencies, we believe that it is the privilege and responsibility of every Christian to support and participate in them, as God gives opportunity. Therefore, we believe that every Christian is a missionary and that through Mission Projects the Holy Spirit breathes fresh life into the Church.

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LEADERSHIP GUIDELINES

• HOW ARE NEW SPC MISSION PROJECTS INITIATED? (New projects will be considered beginning in July 2012)

1. New SPC Mission Projects are proposed by SPC members by completing the SPC Mission Project Proposal Form and submitting it to the church office. The SPC Missions Leadership Team is responsible to approve all proposals.
2. Approval for new projects by the Missions Leadership Team will be guided by how well they advance the SPC Missions strategy and the availability of resources (leadership, participants, and financial). SPC Session will provide input into new projects via the Session representative.
3. Annually the SPC Missions Leadership Team will provide a report to SPC session on all SPC Mission Projects.

• HOW ARE SPC MISSION PROJECTS LED?

1. Project Leaders are appointed by the SPC Missions Leadership Team and approved by Session. They are responsible to the SPC Mission Leadership Team.
2. Each Project Leader will submit to the SPC Missions Leadership Team for approval an overview of their upcoming project including: goals, scope, approximate team size, budget, funding strategy, and per-participant cost.

• WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION ON REPORTING FOR MISSION PROJECT TEAMS?

For Short-Term Mission Projects:

1. Within sixty days of project completion, Project Leaders will complete a post-project evaluation about the project with the SPC Missions Leadership Team.
2. Project leaders should also plan a time for the project team to reunite and debrief about their experiences. It is expected that this will happen within two weeks of project completion.
3. At the request of the Missions Leadership Team, Project Leaders or designated spokespersons from each team will also participate in a report to the SPC community about their project.

For On-Going Mission Projects:

1. Once a year, the project leader from each project will meet with the Missions Leadership Team to discuss and review the ongoing ministry. This guided discussion will help evaluate the project’s accomplishments, identify opportunities for improvement as well as ways the church can better support the ministry.
2. At the request of the Missions Leadership Team (and at least once a year), a leader or spokesperson from each SPC Mission Project will present a report to the SPC congregation, describing its work and results, and encouraging others in the congregation to participate in Missions at SPC.

• WHEN WILL THIS POLICY GO INTO EFFECT?

This policy takes effect immediately, but a two-year grace period (through January 2014) will be offered. Session is asking the church body to pursue this policy with a good faith effort, but understands that it will require a time of transition.

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PARTICIPANT GUIDELINES

• WHAT IS THE OVERALL PROCESS TO JOIN A PROJECT?

1. Education (Intro to Missions Class)
2. Mission Project Participant Application
3. Pre-Project Training
4. Support-Raising
5. On-Site
6. De-brief/Reporting

• I. EDUCATION

People will be invited to pursue missions through church-wide Intro to Missions course (possibly Sunday School or Wednesday night group). Beginning in 2014, this will be a mandatory prerequisite for all applicants.

• II. PARTICIPANT APPLICATION

1. Applications are available through the church office or  here Timing for submitted applications will be set by the SPC Missions Leadership Team and Project Leaders.
2. All applications must be accompanied by a check for the Participant Contribution (a pre-set percentage of the total participant cost / see per-project specifics below in the Support-Raising section).
3. Applicants should set aside time to review their application with an elder who will endorse their participation in the project by signing their application.
4. Project Leaders will decide which applicants are accepted. Final approval of team rosters will be provided by SPC Missions Leadership Team.
5. If an applicant is not approved for participation their Participant Contribution will be returned. If they are approved, but choose to drop out for any reason, their Participant Contribution will be not be returned unless deemed appropriate by the Team Leader.

• III. PRE-PROJECT TRAINING

Once approved, every participant is required to participate in Pre-Project Training as set by Project Leaders.

• IV. SUPPORT-RAISING

1. Projects are funded by two sources:
   1. Participant Contribution. Each Participant will contribute a minimum of 10% of the per-participant cost. If more than one family member is participating in the same project, each family unit is responsible to contribute a family total of 15% of the per-participant cost. (ex. Per-participant contribution = $100; Family with two or more members participating contributes $150). This contribution will be submitted with the Project Application. Participants may also contribute above and beyond this amount at any time during the project.
   2. Donations. This includes gifts from outside donors and from the SPC congregation for mission projects in general, for a specific project or individual participant.
2. Process.
   1. Participant activity. Each participant is expected to contact people outside the SPC community to ask for donations and prayer support for their project. They must also submit a list of these contacts to their team leader. Participants should request that all donations be received by three weeks prior to project start date. Participants are asked not to send support letters to SPC members, as they will be encouraged to give to the Mission Projects by church leadership (see 2b.) However, participants are encouraged to share about their project and follow-up within the SPC community. Participants are expected to acknowledge donations and prayer support by sending timely thank-you notes.
   2. Church-wide request. SPC leadership (traditionally the Senior Pastor) will make a request to the SPC community for financial and prayer support of all SPC Mission Projects. (This should entail at least a one-time letter to members of the congregation.)
3. Operational Details
   1. All support-raising communication to those outside SPC should include a receipt slip which must be returned with each donation (see sample in SPC Mission Project Participant Guide)
   2. For tax reasons, donors should be encouraged not to write individual participant names directly on the checks. Project names can be listed on the check, but individual participant names (when applicable) should be kept on the project-specific receipt slip.
   3. All support-raising communication will contain the following statement:

“Per guidelines from the denomination, SPC will maintain control over the administration of all donated funds. Any excess funds over what is needed to cover the costs of the Mission Projects will be used at the discretion of the Session of SPC.”

1. Checks received with a receipt or a designated project name will be entered to that project’s account.
2. Checks received without a receipt which cannot be associated with a particular project will go into the general Mission Projects fund designation.
3. Team leaders will receive a monthly report of donations received as compared to total budget.
4. Over/under scenarios:
   1. What if a participant raises more than required? Excess individual support will be used to support other individual participants on the project.
   2. What if a participant is not fully funded prior to departure? At 3 weeks prior to departure, the project leader will review the financial status of the team as a whole. If the team is under-funded, they will identify opportunities to secure further funding and have appropriate discussions with the team as a whole or with specific individuals as needed.  (These strategies could include individuals who need to follow up on previously sent letters, increasing personal contributions to the project, enhanced communication to SPC community, etc.) If a participant does not make a sincere effort to participate in their individual support raising, the Team Leader may decide that he/she is not allowed to participate in the project.
   3. What if an entire Mission Project raises more than required? Any excess funds from a project will go to assist other current-year projects. After all projects are complete any excess funds will be used at the discretion of the Session of SPC.
   4. What if an entire Mission Project does not raise enough? If the project as a whole is funded at less than 50% three weeks prior to project start date, the Project Leader must inform Missions Leadership Team and Session who will decide if the project will continue. If a project falls short of funding after it is completed and all funding sources have been exhausted, SPC will cover the shortfall from the general budget. This should be noted and discussed in the post-project evaluation with the Missions Leadership Team. Project Leaders may also be asked to appear before Session to explain the short-fall and present a plan on how to address for future projects. This may have an impact on whether SPC continues this particular project.

• V. ON-SITE

Specific on-site guidelines will be set by the Project Leaders.

• VI. DE-BRIEF/REPORTING

1. Each Project Leader is expected to hold a post-project debriefing session within two weeks of the project.
2. Participants are expected to send a follow up letter to those who supported them financially and through prayer.

Revised: January 19, 2012

To apply to participate in an SPC Mission Project, print and complete the SPC Mission Project Particpant Application Form. Submit your completed application to the church office with a check for your personal financial contribution to the project. See the form for the correct amount.

JUNE 24 to 28

CHAT (Church Hill Activities and Tutoring) is a Christian community development whose goal is simply to “be neighbors” and invite friends, families and communities to “be neighbors” with us.  Most of CHAT’s ministry  happens in homes. Everything from tutoring to life-skills training takes place in actual houses where real families live. By making the residents of the inner city community a part of the CHAT family, the hope is that God will be able to “transform hearts” and change the harsh realities of the urban social and moral landscape.  It is the power of the Gospel being lived out and preached through voices, hearts, and hands on a daily basis.-

Stony Point Church has an opportunity to support CHAT in its ministry this summer. One part of our team will serve in CHAT’s Summer Day Camp and with tutoring. Another part of the team will offer up their hands and backs for a work project, improving some of CHAT’s ministry facilities.

Our whole team will have an opportunity that week to learn about urban ministry, racial reconciliation, biblical perspectives on poverty, and serving the poor in our daily morning gatherings with the CHAT staff.   To gain a better understanding of an area of Richmond that is so close but can seem worlds apart from where we are, we will tour Church Hill.

The team will also have the opportunity live and work in Church Hill for the week. While we prefer that participants stay with the team in Church Hill, people who need to can commute from their homes.  Prayerfully consider joining us in answering God’s call to open our hearts to the city of Richmond.

Contact Sue Van Doornik for details or to join the team. The application deadline is May 15.

Click here for SPC’s Mission Project Policies and Participant Application Form.

CHAT (Church Hill Activities & Tutoring) in now accepting applications for 2012 Summer Interns. Contact MacKenzie Mumey at 407-496-15727 for details or to apply.

January 15 • Introduction to Shalom Richmond

• Watch “Why Cities Matter” – Tim Keller presentation on line:

January 22 • History of the Richmond Region

• Speaker: Bill Martin, Director of the Valentine Museum
• Read Nehemiah / Chapters 1 – 5
• Journal

January 29 • Who is My Neighbor? 2010 Richmond Region Census

• Speaker: Dr. John Moeser of the Bonner Center, U of Richmond
• Read the “Redlining Richmond”
• Intentional conversations
• Read Generous Justice Introduction

February 5 • Class Debrief & Discussion Groups / Intro to Generous Justice

• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 1
• Visit Playspent • Financial Simulation

February 12 • Sunday Morning Mixer

February 19 • The Church and the City Q Video and Class Discussion

• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 2
• Read “Won’t you by my neighbor?” NYTimes article (hand-out)
• Prayer Walk your neighborhood

February 26 • The Hispanic Community in Richmond

• Speaker: Oscar Contreras of 1380 AM WBTK
• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 3
• Prayer Walk

March 4 • Generous Justice Class Discussion & Dedicated Prayer Time

• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 4
• Prayer Walk with someone from class

March 11 • Poverty in the Old City

• Speaker: Caitlin Barnes from CHAT
• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 5
• Breakdown of relationships question

March 18 • Race & Reconciliation in Christian Community

• Speaker: Corey Widmer, Associate Pastor, Third Presbyterian Church and Co-Pastor, East End Fellowship
• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 6
• Prayer Walk

March 25 • Sunday Morning Mixer

April 1 • Won’t You be My Neighbor? Moving from head to heart/Louis & Marti of Miss Marti’s House

• Watch CNN AC360 “Black or White: Kids on Race with your family.”  Discuss.
• Read Generous Justice / Chapter 7 – 8
• Field Trip: Slave Trail walk April 1 at 2.30 PM.  Meet at Ancarrow’s Landing. (To reach Ancarrow’s landing, take I-95 to the Maury Street exit. Head east on Maury and follow road around municipal sewage plant. Follow signs to parking area on left.)

April 8 • Easter Sunday / No Study Groups

April 14 • FIELD TRIP TO CHURCH HILL/CHAT

April 15 • Race & Reconciliation in Culture class discussion

• Watch CNN AC360 “Black or White: Kids on Race” with your family.  Discuss.
• Begin reading Francis Chan’s “Crazy Love”
• Intentional conversations

April 22 • Made for Relationship

• Danny Avula, Deputy Director, Richmond City Health Department
• Read the “Cost and Solutions to Family Fragmentation and Father Absence in Richmond, Virginia” report
• Continue reading “Crazy Love”
• Prayer Walk

April 29 • Reconciliation, Repentance and the Kingdom of God Class Discussion

• Prayer & Commissioning

Introduction to Shalom Richmond: Pre-field Training • January 15, 2012

SHARED VOCABULARY

• Justice: “From the Hebrew mishpat – aquitting or punishing every person on the merits of the case, regardless of race or social status … but mishpat means more than just the punishment of wrongdoing.  It also means giving people their rights.” (Tim Keller, Generous Justice)
• Shalom: “Most know that the Hebrew word shalom is understood around the world to mean “peace.” However, “peace” is only one small part of the meaning of shalom. “Shalom” is used to both greet people and to bid them farewell, and it means much more than “peace, hello or goodbye”…. According to Strong’s Concordance, Shalom also means completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord.” (therefinersfire.org)
• Prayer Walk: “Prayer walking is the practice of praying on location, a type of intercessory prayer that involves walking to or near a particular place while praying. Prayer walks are taken by individuals, groups, and even whole churches. They can be as short as a block or as long as many miles. The idea is to use the five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—to concentrate and direct prayers more effectively by walking near the people and places you are praying for.” (Gotquestions.org)
• Mercy Umbrella: Term coined by Lori Bailey to describe a place where one is completely free to express a risky thought or idea.
• Richmond Region: The city of Richmond, plus the surrounding counties of Chesterfield and Henrico.  The Richmond Planning District extends to the counties of Powhatan, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent and Charles City.  The metro region includes 2,136 square miles, of which Richmond city makes up only 3%.
• The Kingdom of God:“At its simplest, the kingdom of God is the result of God’s mission to rescue and renew his sin-marred creation. The kingdom of God is about Jesus our king establishing his rule and reign over all creation, defeating the human and angelic evil powers, bringing order to all, enacting justice, and being worshiped as Lord.   The kingdom is both a journey and a destination, both a rescue operation in this broken world and a perfect outcome in the new earth to come, both already started and not yet finished.” (Mark Driscoll) “The Kingdom of God is the sphere in which God manifests his unrivaled royal power, carries out His holy will in righteousness and judgment, and sovereignly bestows all of his gracious gifts to the end that he be honored and glorified as the Lord of Lords and King of Kings and all temporal affairs, ethical activities and spiritual experiences are ordered according to His will and good pleasure.” (Geerhardus Vos)

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HOMEWORK

“Why Cities Matter” by Tim Keller
(Approx 40 minutes; topic begins at minute 11)

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UPCOMING CLASSES

• Sunday, January 22 • An Historical Overview • Bill Martin, Director of the Valentine Richmond History Center
• Sunday, January 29 • An Overview of Poverty, Race, and Jurisdiction in Metropolitan Richmond • John V. Moeser, Senior Fellow, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Richmond and Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning at Virginia Commonwealth University

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An Overview of Poverty, Race, and Jurisdiction in Metropolitan Richmond • John V. Moeser Senior Fellow, Bonner Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Richmond and Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning at Virginia Commonwealth University • January 29, 2012

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HOMEWORK

• Read the “Redlining Richmond” report
• Using information from the lectures presented by Bill Martin and John Moeser, engage your family and at least one person outside your family in a ‘did you know’ conversation about our city.
• Read Generous Justice “Introduction: Why Write this Book?”

1. Underline every passage that gives you pause.
2. Do you identify with one of the four groups Keller delineates?
3. Respond to Keller’s question: “Why, I wondered, did the nonreligious believe so passionately in equal rights and justice, while the religious people I knew could not have cared less?”  Have you ever wondered this?
4. How do you define grace?

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UPCOMING CLASSES

• Sunday, February 5 • Class Debrief & Discussion
• Sunday, February 12 • Sunday Morning Mixer
• Sunday, February 19 • Louis & Marti Williams of Miss Marti’s House: Loving God and Others in Southern Barton Heights
• Sunday, February 26 • The Hispanic community in Richmond / Oscar Contreras, Program Director of Richmond’s only Christian Spanish language radio station: 1380 AM WBTK

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