Dear Friends,

We are getting down to the wire, and everything is pulling together for Outside the Gate. I hope you have made plans to join us for at least one of our evening gatherings or our Saturday morning outreach.

The evening meetings will feature our guest speakers, Doug Roberts and Jonathan Martin. I know that what they share will be a definite encouragement to you as you fulfill your part of God's mission in your world today.

As excited as I am to have these men share with us, I am just as excited about those who will be sharing during our "Be the Message" segments. During these segments our imaginations will be stirred by the stories we hear. We will also be inspired to find new avenues to break down barriers between God and the people he loves.

Our time of worship will set the stage for us to hear from God's heart. Together with our time of prayer and commissioning on Saturday evening we are sure to be spiritually encouraged and equipped for serving in our communities.

This year we decided that the best way to do a gathering called Outside the Gate, is to actually go "outside the gate" into a neighborhood in Monroe. So our focus on Saturday morning is to interact with folks at a neighborhood party that The Commonplace and Redeem Christian Center will be throwing in "Betty's back yard". This will be a totally awesome experience as we give "with no strings attached" to a needy, racially and ethnically diverse neighborhood in Monroe.

So we have a lot of things planned. I hope you will come, bring a friend and a leader from your local congregation.

We must be engaged in the mission if we are to fulfill God's calling to us as lights of the world. To briefly modify an old Christian saying, "We are blessed to be a blessing outside the gate!" I hope to see you at Monroe Christian Worship Center on Friday & Saturday nights at 7 pm and for the outreach Saturday morning at 9 am.

Yours, sharing a common heart,

Keith

PS. There is also an invite to join us for dinner on Saturday night at 5:30 PM. Love to have you join us.
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Keith Adams
Common Heart Missional Community
kadams720@gmail.com
704-458-3744

Your Invited

Dear Friends,


You are invited! Please mark your calendar for Outside the Gate, October 3rd-4th in Monroe. We will be gathering again this year at Monroe Christian Worship Center (MAP) on Friday evening for a time of worship, encouragement, and ministry, Saturday morning workshops & outreach, Saturday Lunch, and end with a Saturday night gathering including a prayer and commissioning time.

I would love to see everyone who has had some connection with Common Heart or Common Cupboard join us for this time of of encouragement, inspiration, equipping, and commissioning as we continue to reach out to the local community.

OTG '08 is also time for all those who share a common heart for reaching outside the gates of our local churches to gather. Together we will gain new strength, share ideas and increase our vision in advancing the kingdom of God. So I encourage you to invite any of your friends who may be (or would like to be) involved in "local missions" work, or who live a missional Christian lifestyle.

Additionally it is an excellent opportunity to introduce or update the leaders of your church about what is going on at Common Cupboard and other missional endeavors in our community. We love to have pastors join in the conversation as we re-imagine how to walk in the ways of the One who said, "As the Father sent me, so send I you."

Hope you will be there, bring a friend and a church leader! Mark your calendars - Oct 3-4, 2008.

Yours, sharing a common heart,

Keith
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Keith Adams