THINK ABOUT YOUR BODY FOR A MOMENT. IT'S MADE UP OF MANY PARTS. YOU'VE GOT YOUR HANDS, YOUR FEET, YOUR NOSE, YOUR EYES, AND EVEN THOSE TONSILS. EACH PART PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ORDER FOR YOUR BODY TO FUNCTION. IF ONE PART STOPS WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD, YOUR BODY RUNS INTO PROBLEMS. EVERYTHING WORKS TOGETHER SO THAT THE BODY CAN FUNCTION HEALTHILY.

AS CHRISTIANS, WE MAKE UP CHRIST'S BODY. THE CHURCH IS THE BODY OF CHRIST. AND WE, EACH, ARE MEMBERS OF THAT BODY. GOD HAS GIVEN US EACH DIFFERENT GIFTS AND ROLES TO PLAY IN THE CHURCH. WE EACH HAVE A UNIQUE PURPOSE GIVEN TO US FROM GOD. IN 1 CORINTHIANS, PAUL TELLS US THAT, "...GOD HAS PLACED THE PARTS IN THE BODY, EVERY ONE OF THEM, JUST AS HE WANTED THEM TO BE..." OUR GIFTING AND OUR ROLES ARE NO ACCIDENT. THEY WERE GIVEN TO US FROM GOD HIMSELF!

AT BARA CHURCH WE BELIEVE THAT WE WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES FOR THE GOSPEL WHENEVER WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER AND LIVING OUT THE INDIVIDUAL ROLES THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US. IT'S NOT WHEN A SELECT FEW, BUT WHEN THE WHOLE BODY UNIFIES TOGETHER FOR THE SINGULAR GOAL OF LIVING FOR CHRIST, WHO IS THE HEAD OF THE BODY, THAT WE FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN WE UNITE AND SERVE TOGETHER AS A BODY OF BELIEVERS, THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT GOD CAN DO THROUGH US.

WE BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT CHRISTIANS SHOULD IDENTIFY WHAT THEIR GIFTS ARE, AND IN TURN USE THEM TO SERVE THE CHURCH. ONE WAY THAT WE TRY TO HELP BELIEVERS IDENTIFY THEIR GIFTS IS THROUGH TAKING THE BOOM! TEST. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS A USEFUL RESOURCE TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN BEGINNING TO GRASP WHAT THEIR SPIRITUAL GIFTING IS. 

IF YOU HAVE THE DESIRE TO GET INVOLVED AT BARA CHURCH, THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THAT YOU CAN JUMP IN AND SERVE. IF YOU’D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY TEAM OR HAVE FOUND YOUR SPOT AND WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE EMAIL PASTOR RYAN TODAY! HERE'S JUST A FEW FOR YOU TO CONSIDER:

Audio/Visual Team

bKids Ministry

Missions

Greeters

Safety Team

Women’s Ministry

Genesis Team

Bara Building Team

Stewardship Team

Sunday Set-Up Team

Bara Student Ministry

Worship Ministry

WE ALSO BELIEVE GOD HAS CALLED US TO SERVE OTHERS OUTSIDE THE CHURCH. AS Pastor Joel HAS SAID, “PEOPLE ARE OFTEN SERVED BY THE CHURCH BEFORE THEY ARE SAVED BY CHRIST.” ONE OF OUR CORE COMMITMENTS IS TO REDEEM IN MINISTRY AND WE WANTED TO SHARE SOME WAYS TO CONSIDER SERVING THOSE AROUND US (please abide by all Covid-19 standards). ALSO, FEEL FREE TO SHARE ANY WAYS YOU MIGHT CAN THINK OF ON HOW TO SERVE OTHERS BY CONTACTING PASTOR RYAN. HERE’S THE LIST:

Community:

Volunteer for Town of Trophy Club Eggstravaganza

Donate old clothes/toys/shoes/etc.

Invite neighbors to a cookout

Make a care package to give to those who pick up your trash.

Drive around your neighborhood and pray.

Volunteer at the local food pantry.

Have a Ziploc bag with water/snacks/etc. to hand to the homeless ready in your car.

Volunteer at a local school.

Elderly:

Pick up their groceries and deliver them to them.

Help them maintain their home/lawn/etc.

Spend time at a nursing home.

Home:

Have a family game night.

Make space for a date night.

Sleep outside in a tent.

Read a book together as a family.

Miscellaneous:

Bring tennis balls to a dog park.

Smile at everybody you see.

Pray for everybody you pass by.

Hold the door open.

When it rains, go up to the local store and help people get to their cars by carrying an umbrella.

Relational:

Send encouraging, hand-written notes to those who could use it.

Take a friend to lunch.

Take food to a family who may be grieving, just had a baby or just because.

Service Men/Women, First Responders, and Doctors and Nurses:

Send thank you notes overseas to those in active duty.

Make a monthly meal and deliver it to your local fire or police station.

Spend time with veterans.

Work:

Buy or provide lunch for everybody one day.

Pray for each coworker daily.

Write encouraging notes.

Carpool to and from work.

Finally, please SHARE your stories and/or different ways you have been able to serve. We love to hear how God is working in and through His people. You can share your stories with Pastor Ryan at Ryan@barachurch.com.