Did you hear that?

by ricks 22. November 2009 07:20
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A good story is like a virus -- it spreads all over. (I've had a cold for over a week and I'm ready to have it done!)

Yesterday I challenged the congregation to create a story that is so compelling that it gets talked about. I'd like to invite you into a conversation about ideas of beginning the story of generosity in our area. Perhaps we can do this through a church wide service project. Some ideas I offered to get your creative juices flowing include:car clinics, raking leaves, holiday meals, free root beer floats, food collection for the food shelf, handing out water at parades, washing windows, coffee giveaways, gift wrapping for Christmas, cleaning restrooms, free shoe shine, scraping fireplaces, cleaning chimneys, cleaning leaves out of gutters . . .

 

Let's talk about creating a story of generosity.

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11/22/2009 9:30:17 PM #

Hmmm.  This is kind of off the wall, but I've thought about it a lot, for more than a few year.  Internet access is a luxury that not everyone can afford.  A person can go to the local library, I think.  But wouldn't it be fun to have a place at the church where people could come and use the Internet for free.  They could look for jobs, put ads on Craigs List, check their email.  Maybe drink a free cup of coffee while doing so.

Bobbi Perreault United States |

11/22/2009 9:54:00 PM #

I knew one homeless person who used to take advantage of free Internet whenever he could.  The reason I knew of him was that he used a free Internet fax service I used to have.  He used it to search for work and stay in touch with his friends in other cities.

Bobbi Perreault United States |

11/23/2009 12:39:39 PM #

Thanks for the idea -- I like it because it seeks to address a real need. Generosity stories often begin with the awareness of others' needs.

Rick Stapleton United States |

11/23/2009 9:29:00 PM #

Michelle and I thought it would be to offer a "parents night out".  It's so hard to find a sitter these days and some one you can count on.  What if Shalom invited the community to drop their children off for a night out.  This is two fold, Parents get a date night and time to connect and kids get to have a great time with other kids their age in a positive enviroment.

Paul Barton United States |

11/24/2009 4:30:29 PM #

Cool idea! I wonder if this could be done during Kids Rock as we already have the staff and couples do use it for that purpose. Not sure how Kids Rock staff would feel about that, though. Thanks. I like your insight into the needs of those around you!

ricks United States |

11/25/2009 12:26:43 PM #

So many families have difficulty just paying their bills, especially this time of year when winter hits MN.  Maybe we could do a Utility Bill or Grocery Bill Buydown where on a set date people can stop by the church to get a coupon worth so much off their bill at Cash Wise or at Hutch Utilities.  They then turn it in with their next bill or when they buy groceries next.  We would need to work out in advance with Cash Wise and HU how these would be handled-kind of how it works with TLC.  We would have many people at the church, serve cookies and coffee/hot cider as they come to pick up their coupons.

Tami Smithee United States |

11/25/2009 12:32:34 PM #

Wow, cool ideas! Good insight into the needs of people around us.

ricks United States |

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