Hello friends,
I have been a very busy man these days. I am working three jobs in preparation for Novemeber. In November I will be leaving for two weeks of missionary training. The time is drawing very nigh for me. Soon I will be raising support for becoming a full time missionary. Then it's off to do missionary stuff
What does a missionary do? Good questions, they do lots of things. What will I do as a missionary? Now that's a question I can answer.
I work with a team of fine individuals who will use the arts as a way to reach people with Gospel of CHRIST, disciple followers of CHRIST, and reach artists to show them that the arts have a valuable role in the GOD'S work within the world.
more to come,
love..
a servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Dinner is meant to be shared
Hello friends.
Tonight the art of the following team is being honored with a dinner guest. We are all very excited to be able to sit down and get to know this person better. Her name is Meredith Landphair. She is a very talented artist and a very cool person. We met her at the art fest that we were a part of a few weekends ago.
One Of the things we as a ministry feel is important is to build relationships with people. JESUS prayed that we would be one even as he is one with his FATHER. you simply cannot do this without spending time with people and getting to know them and allowing them to get to know you. One way the team plans to do this is through taking time to take people to dinner. Dinner is meant to be shared.....with the people you value. Another way we plan to build relationships is through throwing art parties. More to come on that in the future.
We are very excited to have met Meredith and we are thrilled that she would take the time to have dinner with some.....people like us. I asked Meredith if I could post a link to her web site on this blog. I really think you should check it out. take a lok around at some of her work it is marvelous. Her vision and passion is also very fantastic. In her own words let me share with you what her passion and vision is.
" My passion is for the body. I believe that it is Gods most beautiful creation and that each of us is a mirror of a small part of Him. One of my goals is to open people's eyes to the beauty of themselves and to help people understand how amazing, beautiful, and sacred they are. I'm not quite sure what that means yet or how that vision will play out but that's my passion."
Is that not the coolest passion in all the land. It is very inspiring and worthy of pursuit. Sp please feel free to follow the link below and see some of her work.
http://www.freewebs.com/meres_lair/morephotos.htm
You may have to copy and paste that link.....so sorry.
much love,
a servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
Tonight the art of the following team is being honored with a dinner guest. We are all very excited to be able to sit down and get to know this person better. Her name is Meredith Landphair. She is a very talented artist and a very cool person. We met her at the art fest that we were a part of a few weekends ago.
One Of the things we as a ministry feel is important is to build relationships with people. JESUS prayed that we would be one even as he is one with his FATHER. you simply cannot do this without spending time with people and getting to know them and allowing them to get to know you. One way the team plans to do this is through taking time to take people to dinner. Dinner is meant to be shared.....with the people you value. Another way we plan to build relationships is through throwing art parties. More to come on that in the future.
We are very excited to have met Meredith and we are thrilled that she would take the time to have dinner with some.....people like us. I asked Meredith if I could post a link to her web site on this blog. I really think you should check it out. take a lok around at some of her work it is marvelous. Her vision and passion is also very fantastic. In her own words let me share with you what her passion and vision is.
" My passion is for the body. I believe that it is Gods most beautiful creation and that each of us is a mirror of a small part of Him. One of my goals is to open people's eyes to the beauty of themselves and to help people understand how amazing, beautiful, and sacred they are. I'm not quite sure what that means yet or how that vision will play out but that's my passion."
Is that not the coolest passion in all the land. It is very inspiring and worthy of pursuit. Sp please feel free to follow the link below and see some of her work.
http://www.freewebs.com/meres_lair/morephotos.htm
You may have to copy and paste that link.....so sorry.
much love,
a servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
long time .....no blog
dearest readers,
So sorry for absence.
There has been a war waging on in the life of Joe. However, with GOD'S help I have come through victoriously.
Much would try to keep me from pursuing my life as a missionary. But have no fear friends, it cannot be stopped. For what GOD wills happens. The truth is GOD longs for men and women everywhere to be close to him, to understand him, and to grow in their relationship to him.
The art ministry is a very effective way for this happen. What better way for us to better know the creator then through the excersise of creativity. And this is what the art ministry is all about. Through various projects we study the scripture and then share what we have learned through artistic expression.
I am currently on the road to becoming fulltime in this mission. I have a few very important steps ahead of me. The first step is Candidate orientation in November. After this step I can begin raising support for full time service. I need your help. If you can help through a one time financial gift to help me get to Candidate Orientation it would really help speed things up. We believe in the power of art guided by the power of the word of GOD to make disciples and teach them all things that JESUS has showed us. The sooner I can devote myself fulltime to this endevour the sooner we can see more disciples made.
If you would like to know more about the art ministry and it's team of artistic missionaries, please feel free to contact me. We can do lunch and chat.
more blogs to come soon. Once again, sorry for my long absence.
a servant fo JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
So sorry for absence.
There has been a war waging on in the life of Joe. However, with GOD'S help I have come through victoriously.
Much would try to keep me from pursuing my life as a missionary. But have no fear friends, it cannot be stopped. For what GOD wills happens. The truth is GOD longs for men and women everywhere to be close to him, to understand him, and to grow in their relationship to him.
The art ministry is a very effective way for this happen. What better way for us to better know the creator then through the excersise of creativity. And this is what the art ministry is all about. Through various projects we study the scripture and then share what we have learned through artistic expression.
I am currently on the road to becoming fulltime in this mission. I have a few very important steps ahead of me. The first step is Candidate orientation in November. After this step I can begin raising support for full time service. I need your help. If you can help through a one time financial gift to help me get to Candidate Orientation it would really help speed things up. We believe in the power of art guided by the power of the word of GOD to make disciples and teach them all things that JESUS has showed us. The sooner I can devote myself fulltime to this endevour the sooner we can see more disciples made.
If you would like to know more about the art ministry and it's team of artistic missionaries, please feel free to contact me. We can do lunch and chat.
more blogs to come soon. Once again, sorry for my long absence.
a servant fo JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
Friday, May 23, 2008
Point of Hope Church
Hello Friends,
As some of you may know I am helping with a church plant in Truro Iowa. I thought I would share with you a little blurb I wrote up for the website.
The quote
“What the world offers is shallow and complex. What GOD offers is simple and deep.”
- Mr. Rogers
The blurb
“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. It’s a beautiful day for your neighbor.”
The words above were the theme song to Mr. Roger’s neighborhood. What I admire about Mr. Rogers is he believed that it could be a beautiful day in the neighborhood and for his neighbor. He lived to try to make the theme song of his show a reality.
Those of us at point of hope church realize that for many of us a beautiful day in the neighborhood is not always the reality of our lives. However, we also know that it can be and should be. So what does it take to make a beautiful day in the neighborhood and for your neighbor?
We believe that it takes an effort on our part to try to improve the quality of life of those around us. It is so tempting to think that in order to improve the quality we must focus on improving our own lives. The true key to seeing the quality of life improve is to seek to improve the quality of life of those around you. As you do you find the quality of your life also improves.
Secondly, and most importantly, we believe that we must look to GOD in order to have a beautiful day in the neighborhood. It is true there are many problems in the world today. It is equally true that many people have problems that threaten the beautiful day in the neighborhood. These problems are not as complex as we may think. GOD knows everything, so when we turn to him seeking change for ourselves we discover a simple solution to life problems in CHRIST JESUS. This enables us to then seek to improve the quality of life of those around.
Point of Hope church wants to be known as a church whose contribution to the community helps to improve the quality of life of those who live there. We want to do our part to improve the quality of life of those around us. In order that regardless of the problems and trials our community may face those within can wake each day with peace in there hearts and the attitude that they can make a difference. We want to play our part in helping others to say…..
“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for your neighbor, could you be mine? Would you mine? Won’t you be my neighbor?”
a servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
As some of you may know I am helping with a church plant in Truro Iowa. I thought I would share with you a little blurb I wrote up for the website.
The quote
“What the world offers is shallow and complex. What GOD offers is simple and deep.”
- Mr. Rogers
The blurb
“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. It’s a beautiful day for your neighbor.”
The words above were the theme song to Mr. Roger’s neighborhood. What I admire about Mr. Rogers is he believed that it could be a beautiful day in the neighborhood and for his neighbor. He lived to try to make the theme song of his show a reality.
Those of us at point of hope church realize that for many of us a beautiful day in the neighborhood is not always the reality of our lives. However, we also know that it can be and should be. So what does it take to make a beautiful day in the neighborhood and for your neighbor?
We believe that it takes an effort on our part to try to improve the quality of life of those around us. It is so tempting to think that in order to improve the quality we must focus on improving our own lives. The true key to seeing the quality of life improve is to seek to improve the quality of life of those around you. As you do you find the quality of your life also improves.
Secondly, and most importantly, we believe that we must look to GOD in order to have a beautiful day in the neighborhood. It is true there are many problems in the world today. It is equally true that many people have problems that threaten the beautiful day in the neighborhood. These problems are not as complex as we may think. GOD knows everything, so when we turn to him seeking change for ourselves we discover a simple solution to life problems in CHRIST JESUS. This enables us to then seek to improve the quality of life of those around.
Point of Hope church wants to be known as a church whose contribution to the community helps to improve the quality of life of those who live there. We want to do our part to improve the quality of life of those around us. In order that regardless of the problems and trials our community may face those within can wake each day with peace in there hearts and the attitude that they can make a difference. We want to play our part in helping others to say…..
“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for your neighbor, could you be mine? Would you mine? Won’t you be my neighbor?”
a servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
Thursday, May 22, 2008
art in the park
hello friends,
Just wanted to post a quick blog to update everyone on what is going on. I am meeting the president of crossworld today for lunch to discuss my future as a local missionary of crossworld who will be a teacher within the art as discipleship ministry. It is very exciting stuff.
We are currently preparing for our next art as discipleship project. It is called art in the park. It will be an event for the community to come and buy art from local artist, listen to music, and watch a painting in action. We will be doing the painting portion of the event.
We will meet with artist over the month of july to learn the 23rd psalm. The 23rd psalm will be the content of our painting. We will learn from this psalm who we are, who GOD is, and how we should relate to GOD. After three mettings of studying the passage the artist will then decide what they want to portray through the painting. They will then brainstorm what to paint and how to go about painting it. They will have a day of practice painting the piece. then they will paint it live at art and the park.
we are very excited about this project and believe it will be a growing experience for everyone involved.
thanks everyone for your support. we love you.
a servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
Just wanted to post a quick blog to update everyone on what is going on. I am meeting the president of crossworld today for lunch to discuss my future as a local missionary of crossworld who will be a teacher within the art as discipleship ministry. It is very exciting stuff.
We are currently preparing for our next art as discipleship project. It is called art in the park. It will be an event for the community to come and buy art from local artist, listen to music, and watch a painting in action. We will be doing the painting portion of the event.
We will meet with artist over the month of july to learn the 23rd psalm. The 23rd psalm will be the content of our painting. We will learn from this psalm who we are, who GOD is, and how we should relate to GOD. After three mettings of studying the passage the artist will then decide what they want to portray through the painting. They will then brainstorm what to paint and how to go about painting it. They will have a day of practice painting the piece. then they will paint it live at art and the park.
we are very excited about this project and believe it will be a growing experience for everyone involved.
thanks everyone for your support. we love you.
a servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
Thursday, May 15, 2008
the art ministry
Hello Friends,
So I am not going to France. However, something much bigger has resulted as a result of staying here in Iowa. We will be continuing the art as discipleship ministry here in the states. What will this ministry look like? Well, it will be much bigger than we thought.
To begin with we will develope the art as discipleship ministry by doing art as isciplship projects with local artists. Through these projests we hope to reach unbelivers with the truth that they were made by a creator whom they can know personally. Secondly we hope to reach new believers with a a deeper understanding of who GOD is and who they are in Him. Thirdly we seek to deepen relationships with CHRIST and show how artist can use their gifts and talents to serve CHRIST and reach out to others.
As we fine tune the arts ministry we will then become a training center where people can come and learn how to incorporate the art as dicipleship into their ministries and cultures. We will host missionaries from afar, and host churches and artist within the area through art as disciplship seminars.
We also plan to be a sending team. What I mean by this is we want to raise up artist here who will be sent into missions fields all around the world to use the art as discipleship ministry to reach people for CHRIST.
It is all very exciting.
I am currently in the process of preparing for candidate orientation which will take place in November. Front here I will begin raising support for the ministry. As I prepare I will continue to be involved in the various art projects.
in my next blog I will describe what my role in this ministry will be.
a servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
So I am not going to France. However, something much bigger has resulted as a result of staying here in Iowa. We will be continuing the art as discipleship ministry here in the states. What will this ministry look like? Well, it will be much bigger than we thought.
To begin with we will develope the art as discipleship ministry by doing art as isciplship projects with local artists. Through these projests we hope to reach unbelivers with the truth that they were made by a creator whom they can know personally. Secondly we hope to reach new believers with a a deeper understanding of who GOD is and who they are in Him. Thirdly we seek to deepen relationships with CHRIST and show how artist can use their gifts and talents to serve CHRIST and reach out to others.
As we fine tune the arts ministry we will then become a training center where people can come and learn how to incorporate the art as dicipleship into their ministries and cultures. We will host missionaries from afar, and host churches and artist within the area through art as disciplship seminars.
We also plan to be a sending team. What I mean by this is we want to raise up artist here who will be sent into missions fields all around the world to use the art as discipleship ministry to reach people for CHRIST.
It is all very exciting.
I am currently in the process of preparing for candidate orientation which will take place in November. Front here I will begin raising support for the ministry. As I prepare I will continue to be involved in the various art projects.
in my next blog I will describe what my role in this ministry will be.
a servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
coming soon...update on "art as discipleship ministry"
hello Friends,
After some time in waiting the ball is rolling once again for the "art as disciplship ministry. I must say, "it has been worth the wait. For something bigger than we first imagined has begun".
It is late and I must be going to bed. However, I will be back soon to update you on changes in the ministry, my involvement, and how you can pray for and support me in this adventure.
Until then please follow the link of team members Kevin and Pat Mayer to find out more about this ministry. I will be back soon to update you all on what is happening.
A servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
After some time in waiting the ball is rolling once again for the "art as disciplship ministry. I must say, "it has been worth the wait. For something bigger than we first imagined has begun".
It is late and I must be going to bed. However, I will be back soon to update you on changes in the ministry, my involvement, and how you can pray for and support me in this adventure.
Until then please follow the link of team members Kevin and Pat Mayer to find out more about this ministry. I will be back soon to update you all on what is happening.
A servant of JESUS CHRIST,
Joe W Hartsell Jr
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