Summary: A healthy church is committed to making the invisible God visible in our community and around the world by embodying the reign of Christ in word and deed. We face challenges at many levels when embracing God’s mission, and these challenges are effectively addressed by looking at one single verse in the Bible, Acts 1:8. Sunday, October, 16, 2011 | Pastor Richard Dahlstrom Discussion Questions by Pastor Nancy Eckardt “Mission is making the invisible God visible in our community and around the world by embodying the reign of Christ in word and deed.” What does mission mean for you? For BCC? What characteristics of the kingdom of God does your life reflect? How comfortable are you with the reality that your life tells others who Jesus is? How do your actions connect to your intimacy with Christ? We are called to be effective witnesses at home – what is home to you? How is your life and witness counter-cultural to your context? In what ways is your faith characterized by your culture? How do you reflect Christ in word in your daily context? Can you think of a time when you left a comfortable context and were scattered to another place? How did you step into a new community, secular and/or Christian? How do you cross cultural barriers in your daily life? What keeps you from crossing cultural barriers? What step can you take to overcome the barriers to step more richly into culture? In what ways can we benefit from crossing cultural barriers? How aware are you of God’s presence throughout the day? What can you do to deepen awareness of Him? Sunday’s Bulletin
