Saturday, July 22, 2017

gosp4el_hk#6 Saturday School with Emphasis on personal mission statement

This event is the following up workshop of the previous gosp4el meet up two weeks ago. I'll try to share a bit more about the outcome and process of this. The following are the feedback about what they learned. Thank!

Last meeting, the focus is about knowing the expectation from the participants and how Bible translation ministry relate wot lay people in the church. I also shared a bit about 12 principle of adult education based on Jane Vella's material.  I really appreciate pastor Wong's innovation, creative and critical approach to reinvent the traditional Sunday school approach. I also appreciate the interaction, fellowship with the participants. I have been preaching and teaching one ways during my furlough time in the past. I am glad to hear more feedback and have more interaction. Hopefully, my sharing can bring something new and contribute to Hong Kong and Chinese churches from a new perspective.

Yesterday, the session focus on personal mission statement with the recap from my sermon to the church about five months ago -- Message, transmission of the Mission. I will share some of the following key concept:

1. Sharing materials -- this is an experiment about sharing Sunday/Saturday materials as kind of open source and/or creative commons. I or we are still thinking which creative commons to be used.

2. Church and Christians in Hong Kong relatively are not lack of knowledge but the Bible, but to practice what we understand the Bible and make good use of the Bible. Thus, I bring up the ideas about the reformation of the church should be continued through different time in different context in the process of consecration as the bride of Christ. Both church and individual Christians should keep growing in quality and Biblical value and testimony among the community and society.

3. The emphasis on the importance of personal vision and personal value in order to define our personal mission.

4. I share my personal life management plan. I also suggest two articles. One is about how to draft mission statement. Another is about how to make change in 30 days with a team. Hopefully every participants can come up a draft mission statement, when I visit them next time in months or next year.

I am very thankful for this opportunity and serving with joy, as I see the potential the mission statement and  dreams may orient the participants to a new godly dimension and direction. Thank you again for pastor Wong's trust, encouragement and offering such great opportunity. Thank you for the participants willingness to learn, participation and humbleness.