Murag natabunan na ni akong topic da. I hope that these questions will continue to linger as we Read our Bible. Bobot and Kuya Eseng please shoot you further explaination on your previous statements.
During our Nav Staff Retreat in Baguio we have the Session on Realignment led by Danny Narciso one of our NLT. This was intended to define and redefine the words that we used in the Navs. Example of these basic terms is the Gospel. What is the Gospel? In the Navs what we desire is just to share and to live out the pure Gospel, free from the bagages that was added by the people who have accepted it. Another term that we love to use in the Navs is Disciple, Discipleship, Disciple making. but What is a Disciple? who is making Disciple? By the way walay nahitabo ato nga session kay sa "Pure Gospel" pa lang ug "Disciple" naungot na... hehehehehe until now wala pay follow-up ato.
Usahay gahunahuna sab ko is it really important nga we have commom understanding of the terms we use? because it seems to me that it is not the one binding us together. Actually what is binding us is the name "NAVS". Because anyone who associate himself with the Navs it is almost always automatic that he belong, mentioning few names and showing TMS is enough that we feel that he is one of us, we do not care what he believe or what he understand about the Gospel, Salvation, Disciple and other word jargoons. For me this is amazing.. But I believe, that God in His mercy, has given the Navs a portion of His Kingdom where we can play our role. And that Role was given to our leaders and is stated in Mission/Vison statement of the Navs.
“We envision loving communities living out and proclaiming the Gospel of God's Kingdom, leading to the transformation of hearts and lives, families and nations, from one generation to another”
and here is some explanation of that vision.
We seek to bring the Scriptural teaching and principle into the daily conversations and experiences of people-- for that is a non-negotiable essential for maturing in faith and wisdom. What we envision is not merely formation of small bible study groups, but loving and vibrant biblical communities multiplying across the country, living out the truths learned in the Scripture and navigating life with Christ at the helm. Small biblical communities that met in homes marked the life of the first believers.
People need Christ-centered examples of individuals and families as well as develop skills in sharing, discipling, and practical service so they can be a positive influence to their families, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and to society as a wholeThere are Big and vague terms in this vision that we in the navs should at least understand. Like "living out and proclaiming the Gospel" "Small Biblical communities" "discipling" and others. If we believe that this is what the Lord want us to do as an organization then there is a need for us to understand what are these phrases and terms mean.
I think here In the Navs we should be bonded by a four-fold strings. First is by the Name "NAVS" where we experience our first Love, the comraderrie, frienship etc. second by the "Vision" given by God to the Navs, third by the "Kingdom" to which the Navs belong and by the "Glory of God" the reason why everything exist.
We in CebuNavs we are strongly bonded by the the name "NAVS" very few are bonded by the vision (probably for some this is your first time to read the vision). I think many are bonded by the Kingdom (We are doing things, which is not in the vision that God gave to the Navs but still very much part of His Kingdom), and I have no hint of who among us are just consumed by the "Glory of God". Others might ask how about love? would it not bind us above all these? Yes this is part of His Kingdom because this part of the Kingdom values.
The Navs could hardly find people from its contituencies who are consume by its vision. I think this is due to the lack of understanding of what this vision is all about. Kung naungot mi didto sa staff meeting, well kahinanglan siguro ug reinforcement. Its good to start here in the grassroot level so that we will all own this vision the that Lord has given us in the Navs... that is why I want to continue aning atong Hisgot hisgot. Anyway ako man ang moderator hehehehehe so wala moy mahimo kung mag sigi ko ug tabi diri hehehehehe. Aw naa diay.. i-delete ang mga gikan kang Amir ...
Hala Bay Venric ilibot na collection basket kay human na ang sermon. Dayon balik sa Bible ug patabang tang nanan sa atong Ginoo. (BTW Bay Venric nakit-an na nimo imong Bible?)
RG.
