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I'm the lead pastor of a great and very unconventional church - Church At The Movies, with campuses in Ronkonkoma and Mastic, NY - and I love doing what I do. We have hundreds of fellow radicals in our congregations who, like me, are committed to doing church for the unchurched. Totally apart from my church involvement, I work a few hours a week as a Weight Loss Consultant for Weight Watchers, which I thoroughly enjoy.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

WALKING THE WALK

It's totally appropriate that as we move towards the third weekend of our missions series, SHINE, we'll be missing a bunch of people this coming Sunday.

Early Saturday morning - and I do mean early - a group of twelve short-term missionaries from our church will head for the Dominican Republic to hook up with our Island Impact ministry down there. The guys (eight of them) will assist in a construction project, renovating an old clinic in a very poor neighborhood so that our missionaries can use it to treat patients.

The ladies will be working with Kelli Nelson actually conducting clinics in a number of different communities.

I'm so glad we're not just talking about missions, we're actually doing the job. Before the end of the year we also anticipate having teams in Banda Aceh (Indonesia), India, South Africa, Mississippi, DR (a further two teams) and Oklahoma (more of that on Sunday morning).

The book of Acts quotes a statement made by Jesus which is not actually recorded in the Gospels - It is more blessed to give than to receive. But it was certainly the way he lived and the way he encouraged us to live too.

Some talk the talk - others walk the walk. Those who walk the walk don't talk, they're far too busy walking!