Tom Stephen is pastor at Monte
Vista Presbyterian Church in Newbury Park, California. He is also one of the
founding members of Waiting for Water, and his creative and enthusiastic style
shines through in the resources and community we are creating. Tom shared some
of the ways Monte Vista Pres is preparing for its own Waiting for Water
journey, and he agreed to let us pass them on to you.
Here are some of the things Monte
Vista is doing; feel free to make these ideas your own and share other suggestions
in the comments.
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Recruiting and training Bible study leaders by meeting with them multiple
times and helping them catch
the vision for Waiting for Water.
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Inviting people to participate in W4W Bible studies; already sixty
people have committed.
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Creating full-color binders with copies of all the weeks’ Bible
studies and making them available for the cost of copies.
·
Inviting artists in the congregation to create pieces of original
art for all ten weeks of Waiting for Water; Tom plans to reveal one per week
and then display the quilts, photos, and paintings in the worship building.
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Handing out water bottles with a W4W logo to remind people to give
up something for Lent and put money saved into the bottles; so far they have
handed out 140 bottles.
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Showing the Waiting for Water video on Sundays.
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Creating a W4W slide that will accompany the sermons each week.
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Using some of Dan Stevens’ videos
in sermons.
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Reminding church members each week what Waiting for Water is about
and where they are going as a church.
“People are excited,” says Tom. He
adds, “I’m stoked that our little church is pretty invested in this effort.” We
are too, Tom. Thanks for sharing.
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