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
Friday, May 23, 2008
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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