January 4, 2009

What does it mean to become a Mission Intentional Church, and how does a church go about becoming Mission Intentional? On January 4, 2009, in Harrisburg,, 3 Pennsylvania Conference Churches, Reading Kenhorst, Chambersburg and York came represented by their Pastors Church Board members and key leaders to a PA Conference sponsored day to prayerfully examine the issue and opportunities in becoming Mission Intentional.




To open the day, I shared a few key thoughts from the writings of Ellen White that give the principles for why we should be developing Mission Intentional Church and structuring the church specifically to be accountable for mission.
Our guest speaker was Elder Jim Brauer, the President of the Rocky Mountain Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.



Also attending were members of the PA Conference Executive Committee, Elder Frank Bondurant from the Columbia Union, Elder Ray Pichette and Elder Glen Altermatt from the Potomac Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Elder Bill Peterson, Assistant to the President for Mission in the PA Conference and Tami Horst our PA Communication Director organized our day of learning and growth.

I am very affirming of our churches who are willing to take seriously the gospel commission and the Adventist calling, and move their churches forward in mission, and not remain satisfied with status quo.