SERVE
Core Practice #7: SERVE ONCE A MONTH
"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Matthew 20:28
Matthew 20:28
What does it look like to serve at Monterey Church?
Watch this 2-minute video to get an idea of the impact you can make on a Serve Team at Monterey Church.
Choose a Serve Team below and click the button to sign up.
GO Kids Team
Welcome Team
Safety/Security Team
Tech Team
Worship Team
Student Ministry Team
Facilities Team
GST Set Up/Tear Down Team
LOCAL MINISTRY PARTNERS
SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN
Safe Families for Children exists to mobilize the church to support parents, keep kids safe and bring families together.
SET FREE MONTEREY BAY
Set Free Monterey Bay is a Christ centered organization with the goal of establishing and operating a restoration home for women escaping the sex trafficked life and providing education and outreach to the Monterey Bay area.
HELPING HANDS
Assisting members of Monterey Church with grocery shopping, errands, yard work, etc.
PASS THE WORD
Serving breakfast every week to people who are experiencing homelessness.
Saturdays, 9am at Lake El Estero Park
Saturdays, 9am at Lake El Estero Park
I-HELP ROTATING SHELTER
Providing shelter, and a monthly dinner to those who are without a home.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INC.
(ISI-MONTEREY)
Providing temporary housing, meals, connection with international military students.
Core Practice #7: SERVE ONCE A MONTH
We will serve the church (or another Kingdom building organization) at least once a month. Matt. 20:28
Fights Against: CONSUMERISM & NARCISSISM
We are steeped in a consumer culture that effects every aspect of our life, and preys on our insecurities. Consumerism tells us that our worth and value are measured by what we have, rather than by who we are. This lie fosters a preoccupation with ourself, often at the expense of others (the marketplace is given more priority than our community). Another outworking of consumerism is the encouragement to evaluate everything through the lens of our own personal preferences (“What’s in it for me?”), and provide our personal criticisms and critique as professional consumers.
Consumerism (and its narcissistic tendencies) has lead to a view of church as something to consume. However, we are called to be active participants in building His Church, and not spectators, critics or simply recipients of its benefits. Every person is uniquely designed for and plays an integral role in the Body of Christ to help welcome people in, build them up, and send them out to make disciples.
Consumerism (and its narcissistic tendencies) has lead to a view of church as something to consume. However, we are called to be active participants in building His Church, and not spectators, critics or simply recipients of its benefits. Every person is uniquely designed for and plays an integral role in the Body of Christ to help welcome people in, build them up, and send them out to make disciples.
Supportive Prayer Style: INCARNATED
We will not just pray for God’s Kingdom to come to earth as it is in heaven, but will take action as the hands and feet of Jesus in furtherance of those prayers. We pray for God to form us and mold us, so that we can go, and be people of mission and justice.
Reach Practices:
Fasting
Restrict all types of shopping (for non-essentials) for an extended period of time.
Simplicity
Pursue an opportunity to serve others (that does not accrue any status or significance), and don’t tell one person about it.
Restrict all types of shopping (for non-essentials) for an extended period of time.
Simplicity
Pursue an opportunity to serve others (that does not accrue any status or significance), and don’t tell one person about it.
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