Comments on: Commit This http://blog.compassion.com/commit-this/ Releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Vicki Small http://blog.compassion.com/commit-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3145 Vicki Small Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:58:07 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=632#comment-3145 I, too, see them in groups, although the ordering within groupings is set in jello: A. 7,1,8,12 & 13 B. 2,3,4,5,6,9 C. 10/11, 14 Actually, I wasn't quite sure where to put 9, but...there it is! I see all of them, tho', as some of the detail embodied in our 4 C's, which should never, ever change! I, too, see them in groups, although the ordering within groupings is set in jello:

A. 7,1,8,12 & 13
B. 2,3,4,5,6,9
C. 10/11, 14

Actually, I wasn’t quite sure where to put 9, but…there it is!

I see all of them, tho’, as some of the detail embodied in our 4 C’s, which should never, ever change!

]]> By: compassion dave http://blog.compassion.com/commit-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3142 compassion dave Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:46:55 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=632#comment-3142 <b>Teach and live out the Way of Christ!</B> I don't believe it is an accident that this One wound-up being # 1 (despite that fact that you did not prioritize). I am firm in my assertion that when we put Christ Jesus first, thus dismissing the ways of the world, all these other things will fall into a very nice line that is both pleasing and honoring to God. Conversely, trouble begins when we attempt to incorporate methods and/or the ideology of those NOT aligned with Jesus. So how should we proceed in our ministries (and our lives for that matter)? John gives us the best admonition when he writes in 1 John 4:1, <i><b>"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God..."</i></b> Teach and live out the Way of Christ!

I don’t believe it is an accident that this One wound-up being # 1 (despite that fact that you did not prioritize). I am firm in my assertion that when we put Christ Jesus first, thus dismissing the ways of the world, all these other things will fall into a very nice line that is both pleasing and honoring to God.

Conversely, trouble begins when we attempt to incorporate methods and/or the ideology of those NOT aligned with Jesus.

So how should we proceed in our ministries (and our lives for that matter)? John gives us the best admonition when he writes in 1 John 4:1, “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God…”

]]> By: Brittany http://blog.compassion.com/commit-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3141 Brittany Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:28:20 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=632#comment-3141 I think #7 is most important: submit to the Word of God. I think everything *else* will then follow. I think #7 is most important: submit to the Word of God. I think everything *else* will then follow.

]]> By: Juli Jarvis http://blog.compassion.com/commit-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3140 Juli Jarvis Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:07:13 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=632#comment-3140 Oh, this is tough. I would go with: 1) #8 -- Centrality of Christ 2) #7 & #12 -- Submission & alignment with the Word of God 3) #4 & #5 -- Engage personally with each child and family with dignity & respect How's that for combining some of your statements? It's just so hard to prioritize these! All the points you listed are so excellent and important--this is what I appreciate about Compassion so much! Oh, this is tough. I would go with:
1) #8 — Centrality of Christ
2) #7 & #12 — Submission & alignment with the Word of God
3) #4 & #5 — Engage personally with each child and family with dignity & respect

How’s that for combining some of your statements? It’s just so hard to prioritize these! All the points you listed are so excellent and important–this is what I appreciate about Compassion so much!

]]> By: Lisa Miles http://blog.compassion.com/commit-this/comment-page-1/#comment-3136 Lisa Miles Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:01:02 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=632#comment-3136 These are all so great! 7, 12, and 1 would be my top three. By general topic, I would rank them in this order: 1) Keeping the organization Christ-centered and Christ-focused. 2) Financial integrity -- let's be honest, we wouldn't send our money to someone who wasn't stewarding it well. 3) Supporting the children and their families in a way that is practical, respectful and ethical. 4) Opportunities for the church and for sponsors to be involved. These are all so great! 7, 12, and 1 would be my top three.

By general topic, I would rank them in this order:

1) Keeping the organization Christ-centered and Christ-focused.
2) Financial integrity — let’s be honest, we wouldn’t send our money to someone who wasn’t stewarding it well.
3) Supporting the children and their families in a way that is practical, respectful and ethical.
4) Opportunities for the church and for sponsors to be involved.

]]>