From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Ephesians 4:16)
This passage in Ephesians 4 is at the core of what Common Grace is being designed to do. Nes and his partners David Crosscombe and Bill Krispin are passionate about assisting ministries in their work to reach the urban community and cooperate with each other. In order for each part of the body to be effective, all parts need to work together, be equipped and value each other’s gifts.
In order to accomplish this, they will be informing, resourcing and mobilizing urban church and community leaders as they seek to address the needs of their communities. A few examples are:
1. Utilizing a demographics program to help churches and ministries understand their communities.
2. Getting to know unique ministries that are not well-known and connecting them to others. For example, Young Life has asked for help in connecting with inner city churches.
3. Facilitating various trainings in order to equip leaders. For example, Nes will soon be leading a training for a small church that wants help in restructuring their youth ministry. Nes will also continue to be involved with RELOAD Trainings.
4. Helping churches of different ethnic and economical backgrounds to collaborate and value each other.
5. Training church planters.
Nes has also been working hard for some time to develop relationships with a variety of ministries and churches in the area. It is important that many close relationships are developed so that Common Grace can work to bring together resources and help people to collaborate. This is one reason why this new position is such a good fit for Nes. Nes loves meeting new people and is very good at networking. We are excited about this new use of his gifts!
As our transition in July comes closer, we do ask for your prayer. Please pray for the Bethel Temple family that is going through a lot of difficult changes lately. Please pray that God will give the elders the strength and wisdom they need.
Please also pray for the teenagers, and those who will continue to coordinate Sunday school, youth group and discipleship ministries for them. We know that the Lord will continue to work in each youth’s heart, and we pray that they will grow to serve Him more
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