On today's program sharing
Jesus in a secular society.
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Pastor Ted Wilson,
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Seventh-day Adventist
World church president
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and a Messy Church
in England all that
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and much more coming up next
on "Global Mission Snapshots."
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Just before He
went up to heaven,
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Jesus gave us a command.
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He gave us a
mission. Jesus said, go.
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Go unto all the world,
telling them of His love.
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This is our mission.
This is our "Global Mission."
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Hello, and welcome to
Global Mission Snapshots,
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I'm Gary Krause.
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Today we will be
talking with Pastor Ted Wilson
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about a subject
that's close to his heart
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"Mission to the Cities."
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We will also talk
with Kleber Goncalves,
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senior pastor of
a ground breaking
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rapidly growing church
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in the heart of
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Dr. Goncalves is also director
of the Global Mission's Center
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for Secular and
Postmodern Studies.
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We will also visit
a church in London,
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England using the
creative children's
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church program
called "Messy Church."
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But, first stop let's
travel to South America
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to the country
of Peru and meet Eva
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a church planter
who started a church
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in her own town in part
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because she just
didn't want to travel
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30 minutes by bus every Sabbath.
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Along the coast of Peru,
lies the town of Huanchaco.
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Once a small beach town
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with no Seventh-day
Adventist community.
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Huanchaco is now home
to a growing congregation.
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When Eva Sanchez moved here,
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she longed for a
church community.
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Since the closest
Seventh-day Adventist church
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was more than a 30
minute bus ride away.
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Eva took it upon herself to
be a witness in her own town.
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Eva found a small humble
building to have meeting in
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and invited the
whole community to attend.
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After seeing the
effectiveness of the meetings
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Eva realized the great need
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for a church with
in this community.
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[speaking in foreign language]
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With a growing interest
from the people in Huanchaco,
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Eva is still reaching out
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to those searching
for the light of Jesus.
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Sometimes she
walks great distances
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to visit people in their homes
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and develops
lasting relationships
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with those she reaches out to.
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Her efforts have had
great impact on her community.
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[speaking in foreign language]
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I shared the gospel
because I'm thankful to God
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because Jesus touched my heart
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and I really feel
the power of Jesus.
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I want to continue
to share the gospel.
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Eva has finally
found the church community
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she longed for when
she moved to Huanchaco.
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As the numbers in this
congregation continue to grow
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their church building
remains the same size.
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They are hoping to
expand their building
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to fit the needs
of the congregation.
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The needs for this church
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and many others
around the world are great.
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Please pray, for the
faithful members in Huanchaco
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that they may continue to grow
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and be a light
to their community.
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And thank you, for
your support of the mission
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of the
Seventh-day Adventist church.
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It's my pleasure
to introduce our guest
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Pastor Ted Wilson,
who is the president
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of the General Conference
of Seventh-day Adventist.
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Dr. Wilson, thank
you for joining us.
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Thank you so much, Gary.
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One of the things that you
have been talking a lot about
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in recent years is
mission to the cities.
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Why is this so important?
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Now, first of all
that's where the people are.
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About three, four
years ago the actual balance
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of where people live
swung more into the city
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and urban area
than in the rural area.
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So now there are more than
50% of the world's populations
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they live in the
metropolitan areas.
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Within a few brief
years if the Lord doesn't come
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before then, probably about 70%
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will be living in
these urban areas.
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So, it's a place that
God has called us to go.
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In fact, when
you read in scripture
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about Christ's own mission
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and His own activities
you read verses such as in,
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in Matthew 9:35, 36
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Jesus went about all the
cities and villages. All right?
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Yes, He went to the rural
areas as well and of course
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admittedly those cities
were not huge at that time.
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But, He went around to
the cities and villages,
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teaching, preaching, healing
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and then it says
in the next verse 36
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when He saw the
multitudes, so these were the--
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this large groups of people
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He was moved with
compassion on them.
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They were like you know, sheep
that didn't have a shepherd.
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So, we need to
use Christ's model
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and Christ's example of reaching
the people in these big cities,
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touching them in ways
that will help them respond
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to the precious
message that Jesus loves them,
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that He is
returning to take them home
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and that He has
special plans for their lives
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and they needs to be
part of telling somebody else.
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So the cities have
become a great theme for us now
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and mission to the
cities because number one
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that's where the people
are, we have been instructed
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that we are to
work in the cities
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and that will
require unusual methods
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and more finances, personnel
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but that God will bless
as we follow in His example
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just as He did to go into
those cities and villages.
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Dr. Wilson, early
on you served as a--
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as a pastor in New York City.
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How did that shape your outlook?
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Well, I had the
privilege of being a pastor
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a little bit out
of city on Long Island
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and then working in the city
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for about five years in
special evangelistic activity
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and that has
indelibly changed the way
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I look at cities
and at our ministry
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and the way in
which we work for people.
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You cannot live in a big city
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and see those
millions of people every day
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and not be affected
by the haunting question,
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how many of them
really know the Lord?
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How are we gonna
reach those people
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with this precious message
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the advent message
that Jesus is coming,
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the Three Angels Messages
to help them to understand
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that Christ righteousness
has been provided for them
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and that Christ is at
the centre of everything
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that we want to, to present.
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It has changed
my way of thinking
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and obviously even now as
I mean this particular role
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I still have a great
burden for the cities.
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And happily God has
provided so many others
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who are catching
that enthusiasm as well
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and they see that we need
to go where the people are
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because those people are
once for whom Christ died.
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And if we are not
showing compassion to them
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and we are just
focusing on the places
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that we feel conformable with
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we are not doing
Christ's ministry.
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Tell me about the plans
that the church is putting
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in place for city
ministry around the world.
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Well, first of
all we like to call it
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Comprehensive Urban Evangelism.
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And by that it means
something far greater than
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just holding a
public evangelistic meeting
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which is certainly the
combination of many actives
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and in many places, still a very
violable way to reach people.
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However that's not
the complete focus.
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The Spirit of
Prophecy is indicated to us
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many ways in which to
reach people in the cities.
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You need to use everything
from centers of influence
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something which you
are helping to champion,
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which is a wonderful thing.
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It could be a church, it
could be a health centre,
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it could be a reading
room, it could be a place
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where young
people gather to then
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go out and meet with others.
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It could be all kinds of things,
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many of those having
to do perhaps with health.
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Because
comprehensive health ministry
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which we are also
promoting heavily now
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and we are gonna be
talking more about it.
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It is a way in which to argument
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the gospel messages
called the right arm
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to the gospel messages.
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It's not the message
but it's the right arm
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and it's to help draw people
into a loving relationship
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with Christ meeting their needs.
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But we are to use
everything from door to door
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visitation, to
use of publications,
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to having young people
work, to having church members
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involved in community outreach,
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community services and
Adventist community service
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in general to help
people in the areas,
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to use
integrated media evangelism
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and of course a very
strong health emphasis.
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All of these things put together
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are going to
then faster contacts
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and a kind of an integrated way
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in which a comprehensive
way, in which to bring people
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into contact with vibrant
genuine Seventh-day Adventists
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and the Holy Spirit can use that
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and then people can become
part of the advent movement
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because they see Jesus
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in those who are
ministering to them
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following Christ methods.
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So there are just all
kinds of creative ways to try
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and reach people in the cities
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and you just need to
get on your knees, pray
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and ask the Lord
to help you develop
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something creative
that's gonna touch a neighbor
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or a community
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and when you
talk about a community
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it could be just one apartment
building in a big city.
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Right, exactly.
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Thank you so
much, Pastor Wilson.
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Viewers at home,
if you are inspired
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and challenged to do
something about urban mission,
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if you would
like to be involved,
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if you would like to learn more
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just go to
www.missiontothecities.org
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There you will see
about the range of actives
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the church is involved in
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and how you too can participate.
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One of the
biggest mission challenges
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and
opportunities facing the church
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is what we call postmodernism.
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And my guest
Pastor Kleber Goncalves
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has not only
studied this phenomenon
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but he is also ministering
to this group of peoples.
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So Kleber, thank you so much
for joining us. My pleasure.
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When we travel from
Brazil to the Untied States,
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specifically to
study, to research
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you are interested
in postmodernism why?
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Well I noticed in my
ministry back in Brazil that
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we are not being meaningful
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and relevant to
those along with us.
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And then I started
to study these trends.
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What's going on
with people's minds?
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Right now, we face
this paradigm shift
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and actually even the
definitions go postmodernism
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which is something very
difficult to us right now.
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When you look at the literature,
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you see out
towards writable post,
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postmodernism.
Right, just to confuse.
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Even in post, postmodernism
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and actually the
difference itself
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is not something that
we should be too concerned.
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We are living this
paradigm shift right now
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and it's very hard
for you to find something
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when you are going
through the process.
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It's easier
just look at the past
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and then you can
pin point's aspects.
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But right now, we are
going through this change.
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People no longer guide
by the pillars of the modern
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type of thinking about
reason, science, technology,
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as the solution for
all of our problems.
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There are room, there
is room right now for--
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turn there is some
better emotions intuition
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and how do we go about life
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in these
different type of context.
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And one of the
main issues I noticed
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in something that it's a real
wonderful opportunity for us
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is the openness to the spiritual
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and coincidental experiences.
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It is something that we
can see all over the place
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but there is another
issue that is important for us
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to understand postmodernism has
different phases in the world.
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We cannot simply say that
to some experience we face
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and South
America is the same thing
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that goes here
in US or in Europe
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even though the main
points or aspects are the same.
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And one of the
aspects is that there is a,
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a disrespect for
what used to be authority
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figures that are served
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before if the Bible said
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it must be true postmodernism
is a question then.
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Of course, when you
talk to the postmodern person
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and something
that's it's really,
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it's clear every one who goes
through the academic process
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they leave the university
any university saying that
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truth is something relative
about to what or to whom?
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Your truth is
different from my truth.
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Exactly, because
you built your truth
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according to your feelings,
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according to what you
understand or want to like.
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So it's hard to simple force
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an external authority
like the Bible upon themselves.
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That's our challenge
how can we show Christ
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and the Bible as a
alternative type of text
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to someone who simply do not
believe in this kind of stuff.
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So it's like there is--
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almost like a
buffet of different options
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and people say, I have a
little bit of eastern religion
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I have a touch of Christianity
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and I have a little bit of this
and construct their own, right.
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One of the characteristics
of this era is pluralism.
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You see they are open.
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Well, let's me experience
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and they try to pick a
little bit of everything
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and to see it will
fits to their life's.
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But, of course as you
say this is an opportunity
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for Christian Mission.
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Sure, knowing the past
I would say may be three,
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four decades ago, the
question people had is,
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is there a God.
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Today, that's no longer a
question that has been asked.
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People are asking which God,
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because there are
willing to experience
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on little bit of
eastern religions
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from any type of
spiritual experience.
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So, it's a door that's
right open to us right now.
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So the secret is
how to make a relevant
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and a meaning approach to them
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because they are
looking for us something.
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But I have been working
with them for a several years
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and I know that they need to
have this strongest experience
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with God for this reason.
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Right, and so you
are rubbing shoulders
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with these
people in your ministry
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tell me of somebody
who, who has been touched
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to come from this
sort of a mind set,
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this sort of
background has been touched
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through the
ministry of Nova Semente?
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Well, we have had
so many experiences
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in through one
ministry it's amazing Gary,
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it's through our choir.
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They come to
church, they see the choir
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and they want to participate.
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And we have taken
a decision as church.
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We are willing to
get and to receive people
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who are not
members in our church
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and singing through the choir
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so they can create
friendship in that community
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it's their family and
that's being transformed
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to that particular experience.
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We have several people
who have accepted Christ
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through the music of ministry.
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So they actually come
they sit in the choir,
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they make friends.
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Now from what you are saying,
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it seems to me that it's
a very important first step
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to get that sense of belonging.
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Oh, sure and one
thing that we have learned.
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In order to
reach in their hearts
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we need to use a
different approach
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in which they can
feel this is my family.
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They come from
broken relationships.
00:18:01.69\00:18:04.09
So we are simply
open up our doors and so,
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come as you are,
let's live together
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and then they
understand how important is
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to live this life
with God with Christ,
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you know to be changed
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and to experience
a new way of living.
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Kleber, thank you so much
for sharing with us today.
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And viewers, if you want
to find out more about mission
00:18:22.37\00:18:26.44
and ministry to
secular and postmodern people
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just visit www.
secularandpostmodernstudies.org.
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I've been working with
Messy Church for five years now.
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We started of very
small as a small group of moms
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and a few friends and
over the last five years
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it has grown to
considerable size.
00:19:01.15\00:19:04.42
Estelle is a member
of the Stanborough Park
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Seventh-day
Adventist Church in England.
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She plays a key role in
running a special program here.
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This church has adopted
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a program known
as "Messy Church."
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Messy Church was
started by the Anglican Church
00:19:19.44\00:19:22.38
and then was
adapted to fit the needs
00:19:22.41\00:19:24.09
of this Seventh-day
Adventist congregation.
00:19:24.12\00:19:27.85
Messy Church is
meant to reach out
00:19:27.88\00:19:29.51
to the community in
a fun, interactive way.
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Church members are encouraged
to invite neighbors and friends
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who may not normally
attend church otherwise.
00:19:35.94\00:19:38.87
The programs are
designed for children.
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They do crafts, sing songs,
00:19:41.71\00:19:43.73
and find creative ways to teach
the lessons from the Bible.
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Each child is required to
bring at least one adult along,
00:19:46.95\00:19:50.59
and the adults seem to have
just as much fun as the kids.
00:19:50.62\00:19:53.76
The reactions
that some people give--
00:20:00.58\00:20:02.55
some people are overwhelmed
with how many we have come.
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We have between 200 and 250
00:20:06.24\00:20:08.80
that attend on a
regular basis now each month.
00:20:08.83\00:20:11.60
And so, when they sign up
to come throughout the month
00:20:11.63\00:20:14.38
they think that may be
00:20:14.41\00:20:15.47
it's just a group of 20
or 30 children and parents.
00:20:15.50\00:20:19.12
And when they
realize that the whole church
00:20:19.15\00:20:20.90
has been taken
over, with each room.
00:20:20.93\00:20:23.22
It can be a little
overwhelming with the noise
00:20:23.25\00:20:25.05
and lots of
children running around.
00:20:25.08\00:20:26.81
But they get excited
and the kids get so thrilled
00:20:26.84\00:20:29.59
and excited to
meet up with friends
00:20:29.62\00:20:31.32
and to take part in
the activities together.
00:20:31.35\00:20:33.48
The activities are
focused around Jesus.
00:20:34.71\00:20:37.73
Kids and adults alike
00:20:37.76\00:20:39.13
learn some of the
valuable lessons from the Bible.
00:20:39.16\00:20:42.55
Messy Church
meets only once a month
00:20:42.58\00:20:44.51
and the people who
attend often come back
00:20:44.54\00:20:46.79
each month bringing friends
along with them the next time.
00:20:46.82\00:20:50.04
Although it only
meets only once a month,
00:20:53.08\00:20:54.69
dozens of church
members are always busy planning
00:20:54.72\00:20:57.90
and preparing
for the next meeting.
00:20:57.93\00:21:00.19
There are so many different ways
the members can get involved.
00:21:00.22\00:21:03.49
I'm involved in a lot
of music in the church
00:21:03.52\00:21:06.95
so when I got the opportunity
to sing with the praise team
00:21:06.98\00:21:09.72
I said, yeah
sure I'd be happy to.
00:21:09.75\00:21:11.19
I love working with kids
00:21:11.22\00:21:12.25
and I love being a
part of entertainment.
00:21:12.28\00:21:14.17
So, that's been something
00:21:14.20\00:21:16.30
I've been doing
for the past year
00:21:16.33\00:21:17.36
and I've really enjoyed it.
00:21:17.39\00:21:19.11
Here at Messy Church
there's even a special meal
00:21:19.14\00:21:22.03
planned for the
visitors to end the program.
00:21:22.06\00:21:24.70
They spend hours
preparing this meal
00:21:24.73\00:21:26.84
for the crowd of visitors.
00:21:26.87\00:21:28.59
The church
members work with open
00:21:28.62\00:21:30.25
and willing hearts.
00:21:30.28\00:21:32.15
To say my favorite
part of Messy Church
00:21:45.66\00:21:47.25
is actually the organizing.
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It does take time
00:21:48.67\00:21:50.00
but it's really exciting
to put the menus together,
00:21:50.03\00:21:52.81
to try and find exciting ways
00:21:52.84\00:21:54.47
that we can link the theme
for the month through the food
00:21:54.50\00:21:57.60
that we provide for
those who come to visit.
00:21:57.63\00:21:59.87
Members like
Michael find themselves
00:21:59.90\00:22:02.14
getting involved every time
00:22:02.17\00:22:04.05
because they love and believe
00:22:04.08\00:22:05.59
in this fun form of outreach.
00:22:05.62\00:22:07.87
For me personally, even
though at the end of the day
00:22:07.90\00:22:11.43
I'm quite
exhausted, I quite enjoy it.
00:22:11.46\00:22:14.80
I look forward to
the next Messy Church.
00:22:14.83\00:22:17.68
The opportunity to socialize
00:22:17.71\00:22:19.34
and to see the
people I've met in the past
00:22:19.37\00:22:21.66
but not only that, to see
the smiles on the children,
00:22:21.69\00:22:25.26
to see the smiles
on the actual families
00:22:25.29\00:22:27.67
and who come back
and say hello to you.
00:22:27.70\00:22:30.23
I think, there seems
to be something positive
00:22:30.26\00:22:33.44
that the church is
doing via Messy Church.
00:22:33.47\00:22:36.94
Please pray for Messy Church
00:22:36.97\00:22:38.82
that it may continue to
impact the people who come
00:22:38.85\00:22:41.53
and the church
members who are involved.
00:22:41.56\00:22:44.02
Please pray
that people will come
00:22:44.05\00:22:45.42
to know Jesus
through this program.
00:22:45.45\00:22:47.95
Thank you, for your
support of the mission
00:22:47.98\00:22:50.53
of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:22:50.56\00:22:52.44
We often talk about
00:23:09.34\00:23:10.43
Global Mission
pioneers on this program.
00:23:10.46\00:23:13.12
And over the years
I had the privilege
00:23:13.15\00:23:14.71
of meeting many of
these special people.
00:23:14.74\00:23:17.45
They are humble church
members usually young people
00:23:17.48\00:23:20.36
who work with in
their own cultures
00:23:20.39\00:23:22.09
to plant new groups of believers
00:23:22.12\00:23:24.19
in un-entered
areas or people groups.
00:23:24.22\00:23:27.34
If you are interested in meeting
some global mission pioneers
00:23:27.37\00:23:30.43
and learning
more about their work
00:23:30.46\00:23:32.51
we have a very special offer.
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It's a DVD that's 100 % devoted
00:23:34.75\00:23:38.06
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00:23:38.09\00:23:41.75
This is truly a
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00:23:41.78\00:23:43.73
It's a, it's an
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00:23:43.76\00:23:45.64
to these wonderful
dedicated church members.
00:23:45.67\00:23:49.03
So if you live in North America
just call our toll free number
00:23:49.06\00:23:52.04
that's 1-800-648-5824
00:23:52.07\00:23:56.03
or you can visit our website
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00:23:56.06\00:24:00.50
and ask for the
Global Mission pioneer DVD
00:24:00.53\00:24:04.36
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and ask for the pioneer DVD.
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So, on behalf
Adventist missionaries,
00:24:14.09\00:24:16.85
pastors, teachers,
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Global Mission pioneers
serving around the world,
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thank you so much
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for your continuing
prayers and support of mission.
00:24:22.57\00:24:26.34
That's it for today's program
00:24:26.37\00:24:27.87
and I'll leave you
with this music video.
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Until next time
00:24:30.18\00:24:31.21
I'm Gary Krause for
Global Mission, God bless.
00:24:31.24\00:24:34.32
This is my Father's world
00:24:48.27\00:24:55.07
And to my listening ears
00:24:55.10\00:25:01.62
All nature sings,
and round me rings
00:25:01.65\00:25:08.98
The music of the spheres
00:25:09.01\00:25:15.90
This is my Father's world
00:25:26.03\00:25:32.61
The birds their carols raise
00:25:32.64\00:25:39.37
The morning
light, the lily white
00:25:39.40\00:25:47.21
Declare their maker's praise
00:25:47.24\00:25:53.42
This is my Father's world
00:25:53.45\00:26:00.46
I rest me in the thought
00:26:00.49\00:26:07.00
Of rocks and
trees, to skies and seas
00:26:07.03\00:26:14.31
His hand the wonders wrought
00:26:14.34\00:26:21.25
This is my Father's world
00:26:31.18\00:26:38.06
Oh, let me never forget
00:26:38.09\00:26:44.75
That though the
wrong seems oft so strong
00:26:44.78\00:26:51.84
God is the ruler yet
00:26:51.87\00:26:58.53
This is my Father's world
00:26:58.56\00:27:05.77
The battle is not done
00:27:05.80\00:27:12.04
Jesus Who died
shall be satisfied
00:27:12.07\00:27:20.04
And earth and Heav'n be one
00:27:20.07\00:27:26.37
This is my Father's world
00:27:26.40\00:27:33.27
The battle is not done
00:27:33.30\00:27:39.33
Jesus Who died
shall be satisfied
00:27:39.36\00:27:47.33
And earth and Heaven be one
00:27:47.36\00:27:54.28