Richview Blesses

Richview Blesses is more than a ministry or a program. It's an idea: that we are called to bless our community because of the Gospel. This can happen individually, with the support of the church, as well as by working together.

Richview Blesses involves initiatives like:

• changing our lifestyles so we have time to bless others
• developing the desire to be a blessing to those around us
• practicing hospitality in the church and in our communities
• dreaming of ways to bless others
• supporting each other in our initiatives
• celebrating what God does as we bless others
• developing an understanding of how to share our faith with others

Rethinking Mission

Tim Chester and Steve Timmis write in Total Church:

We sometimes ask people to imagine they are part of a church planting team in a cross-cultural situation in some other part of the world:

• What criteria would you use to decide where to live?
• How would you approach secular employment?
• What standard of living would you expect as pioneer missionaries?
• What would you spend your time doing?
• What opportunities would you be looking for?
• What would your prayers be like?
• What would you be trying to do with your new friends?
• What kind of team would you want around you?
• How would you conduct your meetings together?

We find it easier to be radical in our thinking when we transplant ourselves outside our current situation. But we are as much missionaries here and now as we would be if we were part of a cross-cultural team in another part of the world. Missions is central to us wherever we are. These are the kind of questions we should be asking wherever we are.

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