Our "Seek" ministry is concerned about what we do when we engage with those who don’t yet know Jesus - our friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues, school or study mates, our kid's friends parents, and more.
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Rom 10:13)
Our efforts here are leading to evangelism – to the opportunity to call people into a relationship with Jesus. We should want to continue to build a culture where we are inviting people into a relationship with Jesus.
That might happen in the organised ministries at church, but it is more likely that will start in the conversations and friendships that we build week in and out in what we do.
We need to continue to develop a bolder culture of invitation and evangelism and look to grow what we do with JesusWORKS, Holiday Club, Friday Kids and Youth – as well as having some events or occasions which we can invite adults (whether that be women only, men only or mixed) to hear about Jesus.
Let also celebrate when we hear people engaging with Jesus, and getting baptised or confirmed – let’s celebrate the stories where hear of God working in people’s lives.
Want to get involved in JesusWORKS, Holiday Club, Friday Kids, Youth program, or Let's Go! (JesusCLUB)? Click here.
Holiday Club has shown us how we can reach a good number of new families who are not yet connected to our church and don't yet know Jesus. It has also proven to be something that our community wants to participate in while being a great way for people to serve who cannot serve at other times of the year. Our aim is to see this ministry grow substantially, spread across our locations, and see it feed into other ministries like Friday Kid's, Kid's Church, and LMAP Youth.
Playgroup is easily our biggest midweek connection to our community, especially young families. Our Glenbrook Playgroup regularly sees over 120 people attend each Tuesday morning. It is a place where many people engage with us for the first time and experience and environment of love, care, and very good coffee!
Junior Jivers meets at Blaxland and is reaching folk from the surrounding streets each Friday morning.
We can see the possibility of setting up another local Playgroup either at Glenbrook or Mt Riverview to reach an area with many young families and then invite them to meet Jesus.