Church Resources, Together We Can Reach The World...
This church resources page is a place where we, at Enduring Freedom Ministries, can share the talents and gifts that God has given us with other smaller churches. We have several different ministries that can help our sister churches and they do not cost the churches anything. It seems that one of the biggest stumbling blocks for the local churches today is finances. It is amazing to see what happens when we trust in God and let Him work. Enduring Freedom Ministries receives commissions, donations, funds from the Recycled For Christ programs, etc. That allows us to provide church resources to the local churches without funds from those same churches. This can help to break the vicious cycle of the churches worrying over finances. We are told in Matthew 6:25-34 not to worry and that includes finances. It is easy for us to see that this applies to us as people but it also applies to the local "churches". Isn't the "church" simply a group of people trying to follow Jesus? FreedomFest is one of our main church resources. It is a weekend time of revival and can begin the process of shifting the focus of the local church from themselves (and finances) to reaching the world (and the Great Commission). It is a time of fellowship with our sister churches as well as a time to encourage them and a chance to show what God can do through His people. The typical weekend begins with the teams arriving on a Friday evening and having a time of prayer and information about the coming weekend's events. Saturday morning includes the Word By Ten ministry teaching members of the local church how to worship through interpretive dance. Other teams will be participating in community outreach efforts. These efforts can include such things as drug and alcohol counseling, construction and repair projects, community bible study lessons, etc. Saturday afternoon consists of a time of participation in the Cans For The Captives ministry. This is a time of personal reflection on what the Lord has done for each one of us. The teams and anyone else that would like to will walk and pick up aluminum cans along the roadside for recycling. There are normally fun activities and games for children such as sumo suits, a velcro wall, and bounce houses. Saturday evening typically includes the sharing of God's word with one or more of our traveling Word By Ten groups and our talented singers in what we call a Broken Wings Concert. This is a worship celebration for those of us who can admit that we don't have everything together. This is not your typical Sunday morning service repackaged and presented in a church on Saturday night. In fact, it is highly recommended that this event take place in a park, arena, stadium, etc. as it is easier to get people to those venues than saying you want them to "go to church" with you. This can help the local congregations to see that the "church" is people not a building and that to reach the lost, we must take the "church" to the people instead of spending our time begging people to come to a "church". This is a time of worship for the wounded in that, we all have daily struggles and this is a time to lift each other up through music, dance, personal testimonies, and prayer. Sunday morning typically begins with a breakfast from our Living The Dream food ministry. This is combined with a time of prayer for the upcoming worship service as well as for individual needs of members of the local congregation. The worship service typically includes a dance performance by members of the local congregation followed by a message from God's word. Another church resource that we offer is energy consulting. We believe that we as individuals and the church as a group are called to be good stewards of the resources that God provides. Through this ministry, we walk through the church buildings looking for ways of saving energy and therefore saving money on the utilities. We develop a step by step plan for the church to implement. We only ask that the money saved on utilities be used for reaching the lost. We have been blessed with a number of gifted speakers that can share God's word with your congregation. Our speakers can fill in for your pastor when the need arises or they can fill in when a church is without a pastor. You can select a particular topic that you would like shared with your congregation or we can share what God places on our hearts. Another of the church resources that we have been blessed with and are willing to share is using today's technology to reach the community. We offer help in developing and maintaining an effective website for the local church. We can show you how to take someone that barely knows how to turn on a computer and allow them to be a webmaster for their local church. This includes methods of broadcasting services and bible studies as well as general building of webpages. This website was built by a man that could barely turn on a computer and cannot even explain how he received the program to do it. It truly was and is a "God thing". Anyway, we can help you do this as well using the SITESELL program. You can click on the banner below to learn more and an added benefit is that ENDURING FREEDOM MINISTRIES now receives a commission when people buy and use the program. Isn't it amazing how God works?
If you would like to learn more about our FreedomFest weekend revivals, a speaker to fill in for your pastor, or help with developing an effective internet presence, or any other church resources that you see a need for, you can contact us.
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