Monday, April 13, 2009

A Visioning Call to Worship

CALL TO WORSHIP

Leader: By God’s grace we are called to live the church in the world.
People: We have heard your call and we claim this vision:
All: Ojai United Methodist Church is to be showing God’s love to the community of the Ojai Valley by the four “R’s”:
Reconciliation, Renewal, Revitalization, Restoration.
Leader: We are to be reconciling.
People: We will be reconciling one to another and the world to Jesus Christ.
Leader: We are to be renewing.
People: We will be renewing our baptismal and membership vows to be the church with our prayers, presence, gifts, and service.
Leader: We are to be involved in revitalization.
People: We will be revitalizing the mission of the Ojai United Methodist Church:
“To make Disciples of Jesus Christ - in Faith, Fellowship, Tolerance and Spiritual Growth”
Leader: We will be living out restoration.
People: We will be restoring our spirit of hope, restoring our community with vibrance, and restoring our lives in joy.
All: We the people of the Ojai United Methodist Church are showing God’s love to the community of the Ojai Valley by the four “R’s”:
Reconciliation, Renewal, Revitalization, Restoration.

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1 Comments:

At April 13, 2009, Anonymous David Youngdale said...

And how shall these things be? They shall be accomplished not by the will of the flesh, or by the will of man. But as Zechariah the prophet said so well and so long ago- "Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord." Zech. 4:6

 

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