We support the people who care for our churches and cathedrals. We are responsible for spiritual growth of our people.
1. Pray for Them – This is the most important aspect of our care for others. When this is consistently practiced, many of the other aspects of care will fall right into place.
2. Understand Them – Spend time with our people. We take every possible effort to trying to put yourself in the shoes of the person that you are attempting to care for and ask yourself, “How would I want someone to care for me?” Making this effort is crucial to our caring ministry.
3. Speak and Listen – This is relatively painless and means a lot to people. We speak personally as an when it is required. And, listening is incredibly important and often overlooked when connecting with people.
4. Dinner together– One of the most intimate things human beings do together is enjoying a meal. Whether you take them out to eat or have them over for a home cooked meal, this type of fellowship is simply invaluable.
5. Help Them – If you know that there is a need, volunteer to help. Even if you are not able to do too much physically, every little bit helps and will mean a lot to them. If the need is great, speak with other in the church to help mobilize a team of helpers. When people with no relationship to the individual show up to help, it testifies to the types of relationships that exist within the church of which we want them to be a part.
6. Invite Them – Even if you think (or know) they will not come to what you are going to invite them to, invite them anyway. Don’t grow weary. In due season, a harvest will be reaped!
7. Plan to Care – People do not typically drift into godliness. It takes effort and planning. Intend to care for others, then carry out your plan. Write out a prioritized TODO list and work through it from the most important to the least important, making sure that you plan to care for a particular person is at the top of the list. Don’t do anything else until you have fulfilled this priority.