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Mind the Gap between SUN & MON

MIND THE GAP. Mind the Gap between SUN & MON. GORDON PREECE. Mind the Gap between SUN & MON 1) Bible - God of links not of Gaps 2) SUN – MON Gap 3) Bridging the SUN - MON Gap. Bible - God of links not of Gaps a. God the Worker. Not man the slave…………….

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Mind the Gap between SUN & MON

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  1. MIND THE GAP Mind the Gap between SUN & MON GORDON PREECE

  2. Mind the Gap between SUN & MON • 1) Bible - God of links not of Gaps • 2) SUN – MON Gap • 3) Bridging the SUN - MON Gap

  3. Bible - God of links not of Gaps • a. God the Worker Not man the slave…………… • Bible - God of links not of Gaps • a. Jesus the Worker • Bible - God of links not of Gaps • b. Biblical people as junior Co-Workers

  4. oThe heir apparent to his father’s cattle business, he was kidnapped by jealous siblings and sold to a Middle Eastern slave ring. But in his new country he eventually emerged as a successful grain futures trader. oAt first a livestock tender like his father, he became the leading military strategist of his time. But his fame was perceived as a threat by the ruling regime, and a series of attempts were made on his life. oAs a beauty queen from minority roots, she turned the head of the head of state. She then took advantage of her new position as the nation’s first lady to fight for her people’s civil rights. oAs a captive in a foreign country, he earned the enemy’s respect and even landed a government job. However, because he resisted cultural assimilation, his xenophobic co-workers had him framed and prosecuted. oHe had the tough assignment of rebuilding a devastated Middle Eastern city. To finish the job he had to overcome sabotage, make night time inspections, and work with an unskilled labour force. oShe was in the luxury textile business, which had an out­let in a major foreign seaport, and helped establish the first church in Europe. oThese mobile living unit manufacturers generously provided gainful employment for an itinerant evangelist. Three times they moved their business to a new city, and each time started a church in their home.  (With thanks to Marketplace Networks, Fall 1989)

  5. Bible - God of links not of Gaps c. Three Great Commissions Son Evangelistic Commission Marketplace Ministry Father Creation Commission Holy Spirit Relational Commission

  6. 2) SUN – MON Gap • Mr(s) Business went to Church……. • Bill Diehl of Bethlehem Steel • 2) SUN – MON Gap • a. Historical Reasons • Greek and Eastern Dualism

  7. 2) SUN – MON Gap • a. Historical Reasons • Early Church

  8. 2) SUN – MON Gap • a. Historical Reasons • - The Taming of the Pew in • Christendom • - The Laity – Pray, Pay and Obey • - The story of Ted Peck

  9. 2) SUN – MON Gap • a. Historical Reasons • Christendom – • Mary, contemplative vs. Martha, active life

  10. 2) SUN – MON Gap • a. Historical Reasons • Post-Christendom

  11. 2) SUN – MON Gap • b. Contemporary Reasons • Time Pressures

  12. 2) SUN – MON Gap • b. Contemporary Reasons • Over – specialisation

  13. 2) SUN – MON Gap b. Contemporary Reasons • Pre-occupation

  14. 2) SUN – MON Gap b. Contemporary Reasons • Pre-occupation • Separation of Church, Home and Work

  15. 3) Bridging the SUN - MON Gap

  16. 3) Bridging the SUN - MON Gap

  17. 3) Bridging the SUN - MON Gap a. God’s People – gathered and scattered

  18. MIND THE GAP World Ministry in the Work of Business Arts & Culture Government the Church Gathered and Dispersed People Of God People Of God Family Education Healthcare

  19. Activists – 5% Immobilized – 10% Potential Monday’s Ministers – 77%

  20. The Congregation – Ministers“Gathered Life”

  21. 3) Bridging the SUN - MON Gap b. SUN serving MON

  22. Ephesians 4:11-12 MIND THE GAP Equipping all believers for ministry in the world ofWORK People of God Leaders

  23. 3) Bridging the SUN - MON Gap c. All Christians are called to full-time 24/7 ministry

  24. 3d. Bridging Church/Home & Work Where do we fit along the spectrum of segmentalist or integrationist approaches to work and home? Do you have separate or single diaries and keys? Is cross-communication and socialising – talk, phone calls or visits to, from or about home/faith/church in work hours and v.v. rare or regular? Do I have family photos @ work and of colleagues @ home? Do they face you or others?

  25. 3) Bridging the SUN - MON Gap e. Witness @ Work – raising questions, giving answers

  26. Witness at Work MIND THE GAP 100% proclamation 100% presence 100% POWER 100% practice

  27. MIND THE GAP Mind the Gap between SUN & MON GORDON PREECE

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