So far I have shared with you my old vision, my new vision, and a parable to help sum up the purpose of it all. I also believe I've already began to scratch the surface of why the world needs GoFM, but before we dig deeper, I'd like to make an important point about the old vision. I don't believe that the old vision of Gift of Flight Productions was a misplaced or incorrect vision. I believe God gave it to me with a purpose, and that purpose was to reveal it to one of you. I believe that while one of you are reading this, God may be speaking to you about GoFP. If He is tugging at your heart and you feel you have the time to take on that vision, contact me on our facebook.
So why do I feel the world needs Gift of Flight Ministries?
First off, I've seen a great need in the world for restitution with the church. There have been a great number of people who have been abused, mistreated, neglected, rejected, cursed, ostracized, humiliated and worse--all by the institutional church. Because of the failures of these churches to convey God's love to people, many have been left with a sour taste in their mouth every time they see a steeple. We can reach them again. Though they may never want to go to "church" for the rest of their lives, they can be fed and fellowship with other believers through this ministry. The goal, obviously, is to soften their hearts enough that the organized church no longer has that foul stench to them, but if all else fails feeding sheep is more than enough for us. Sadly, everyone has seen the picket signs and heard the condemning words and it's up to us to assure the masses--we are not that church. We don't follow a God who hates sinners, we follow a God who loves them enough to send His Son to take their place, be their example, and SAVE them. The world needs restitution. The world needs a fresh starting point. The world needs Gift of Flight.
On a second note, I've noticed and already posted the fact that we're all busy. We have jobs, we work first shift, second shift, third shift, split shifts, twelve hour shifts, doubles, triples, quintuples and then don't forget the kids have soccer, you need to get your oil changed, and when are you going to cut the grass, do the dishes, and shower? In all of this I do my best to make time for church, but some people work Saturdays, Sundays, and all other days we have church services. So what if these hectically paced humans had an option to join into the discussions on, say, facebook? What if they could watch a few motivational YouTube videos and study on them throughout the day? What if they had a podcast that acted as a sermon that they could load into their iPod, Zune, or various other MP3 player and then listen to it while at work? The world needs a ministry that could provide this. The world needs a readily accessable gospel. The world needs Gift of Flight.
My last point begins with the following statement--The CHURCH needs Gift of Flight. Too often we see churches fighting to claim better ministries, build a bigger church, a better church, claim more comfortable pews, better music, a more exciting pastor than what their neighbor church down the road has. This is not furthering the Kingdom. This is also why Gift of Flight Ministries is not typically affiliated with any particular church. Sure the GoFM leadership team and I attend and promote Niles Christian Assemby but this ministry is not exclusive to, nor part of that church. We created a facebook page to give an option, for those who will use it, to post messages in a message board about outreaches, new ministries, worship ideas, and ANYTHING regarding their church setup, in efforts to share ideas rather than hoard them. We're not here to support a divided church. The church needs direction. The church needs unity. The CHURCH needs Gift of Flight.
