tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post3449906704820572070..comments2024-03-28T12:08:01.190-04:00Comments on Lion Lamb Blog -- David Mundy: Mission and Service in Christ's NameDavid Mundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701933935604438349noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29817490.post-1424651043787495612013-04-06T10:29:54.432-04:002013-04-06T10:29:54.432-04:00I hadn't thought of the argument for local rat...I hadn't thought of the argument for local rather than global support. Too often the argument i have heard seems to be church operating expenses instead of mission altogether which makes us a club rather than a church...<br />We somehow ended up in Canada...a pretty great democratic nation with a strong (not perfect) spread of social programs to assist those in need ,supported by our tax dollars. Seems to me we can bolster some of those local needs but not at the exclusion of helping people in places in the world that by the circumstances of birthplace have so very little.<br />Although our JNAC is still "privileged" info, I will risk saying that in creating our "sales package" for potential ministry applicants to consider St Paul's we are grateful to claim some bragging rights in our congregation's consistent and generous support of United Church Mission and Service Fund, along with local needs and emergency responses to crisis both in our community and around the world.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791371242692378169noreply@blogger.com