Starfish Community

Schedule:
Luke 10 October 2 Dinner, Introduction & Overview
Matthew 9:9-17 October 16 Dinner, AMONG: Practicing Hospitality
John 15:1-11 November 6 Dinner, IN: Prayer
Jeremiah 29:4-7 November 20 Dinner, WITH: Compassion in Action
1 Thess. 2:6-12 December 4 Dinner, AMONG
Matthew 7:24-27 December 18 Dinner, IN
Mark 12:29-31 January 1 New Year’s Day
Matthew 25:31-46 January 15 Dinner, WITH
John 13:31-34 February 5 Dinner, AMONG
Acts 2:42-47 February 19 Dinner, IN
Matthew 5:13-16 March 4 Dinner, WITH
Mark 6b-13 March 18 Dinner, AMONG
Luke 10:25-42 April 1 Dinner, IN
1 Peter 5:1-11 April 15 Dinner, WITH
Matthew 28 April 29th Dinner, Fifth Sunday Celebration

1st and 3rd Sunday Evenings
of Every Month, 5:30-8:30 PM at the Ministry Centre, Potluck Supper/ Childcare provided on request

 

Cut off a starfish's leg, and not only does the starfish not die, but it grows a new leg; and the cut off piece grows into a new starfish! The Church on mission is like a community of starfish - decentralized, multiplying, resilient, growing, going, inhabiting. Each follower of Jesus carries ‘the DNA’ of the Kingdom and the capacity to be multiplying disciple! Starfish Community is all about sending, encouraging, equipping and developing (S.E.E.D.ing) one another with the competencies, character and content for being and doing just that!

 

Why?

To Send, Equip, Encourage and Develop (SEED) Kingdom leaders/missionaries and communities in neighbourhoods.... on God’s mission

What?

A practical, experiential and participatory gathering of those committed to becoming more like Jesus as His Sent Ones where He has placed them...

When?

First and Third Sunday Evenings at the Ministry Centre, 3935 114 Street

How?

By eating together, and SEEDing each other with missional or disciple-making disciples’ postures and practices.

He counts the stars and assigns each a name. Psalm 147:4

 

Overview of Practices

 

AMONG PRACTISES- living among-doing life together John 1:14, Luke 10, 17

1. EATING TOGETHER- Hospitality

2. EATING TOGETHER- Celebration

3. SHARING OUR LIVES

a. Being S-A-F-E - making space for moments

b. ‘Walking’

4. COMMUNITAS- God’s One Another Plan

 

IN PRACTISES- Abiding IN Christ John 15, 1 John

1. Spiritual Disciplines

a. Prayer

b. Word-Centredness

2. Watching and Listening

3. Sabbath Keeping

4. Proclaiming the Kingdom: Word and Sacraments

 

WITH PRACTISES- Serving WITH Jer. 29, Luke 10, John 15:15

1. Compassion in Action: Mercy

2. Stewardship and Generosity- all things in common

3. Justice and Peace

4. ‘Elders’ of the neighbourhood Titus 1:5

 

For more information, contact Pastor Karen.