Vision 09' Update - Part III

On Mission . . . Life Groups . . .

This is where On Mission vision is starting to pick up steam!

Our groups are the core of doing life together at Oso Creek. The primary place where we're challenged and cheered-on in this spiritual journey.

To this point our groups have primarily been formed around 'affinity.' You like me, I like you. Or, you're like me and I'm like you. Good stuff.

But we started asking, what if instead our groups were formed around mission? What if our groups we're not just serving occassionally, but were identified by how they were on mission?

Instead of the Lawley group, or the Kratz group, the Hufstetler group -- it was the 'Mission 911 Group' , the 'Crisis Pregnancy Center Group', or the 'King High School Group' or ______ ______ (you fill in the blank)?

And so we said, 'Why not? Let's go for it!'

Over the past couple of months we have challenged EVERY group to identify the needs around them, and where God wants them to be on mission. Now as the groups identify that place/people/need, the next step is to ramp up the on mission focus.
Some of our groups are already there, but I've told the leaders that in the past we've spent maybe 10% of our group time and energy on being on mission . . . And what if that was more like 40%? How powerfully the Kingdom will come as we have that common, sustained purpose for the King!

Now, I realize that this may mean that some groups have a hard time identifying one mission. That's OK, maybe now you have two groups!
Or, maybe some folks move to another group because their passion resonates with another group's passion. That's awesome!

The point is, how can we be living out God's purposes in every facet of our lives and our church? How can we truly live out being the 'sent ones'?