{"id":6828,"date":"2017-02-16T18:52:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T23:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/?p=6828"},"modified":"2017-02-17T11:56:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T16:56:16","slug":"a-door-for-effective-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/a-door-for-effective-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"A Door for Effective Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every time a child is born in our community, we should feel a sense of urgency, stemming from our desire to reach every person with the gospel. Studies reveal that childhood is a time when individuals are most receptive to the truths of Scripture. This provides us with a wide door for effective ministry through which we need to be ready to enter.<\/p>\n<p>For the next several weeks, we will be conducting SERVE &#8217;17. \u00a0Through this campaign we are encouraging every member of our church to do the following:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>Evaluate your current level of service for Christ.<\/li>\n<li>Consider whether it would please the Lord for you to include regular service in our Children\u2019s Ministries as a normal part of your weekly worship.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faithlafayette.org\/servekids\">Sign up to serve<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Providing excellent Children\u2019s Ministries is an essential part of reaching families with the hope of Christ.\u00a0 This requires an army of faithful servants.\u00a0 We\u2019re asking you to prayerfully consider how the Lord might enable you to take part in this effort.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video below to learn more about what Pastor Viars has to say regarding the opportunity we have to impact families for Christ. \u00a0We hope that you\u2019ll decide to become part of our team.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4DtUN6I9ZfQ?rel=0&#038;start=1091&#038;end=1219\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Providing excellent Children\u2019s Ministries is an essential part of reaching families with the hope of Christ. 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