A Moment with The Homeschool Minute~ by Todd Wilson – Ministry Opportunities
*Just so you don’t overlook it, I’ve placed a special note at the end of this article announcing our Big 2013 Speaking Loop. If you live near the loop, it just might work out for me to speak to your group!!
We now return to our normally scheduled article . . .
Interestingly enough, a few weeks back I had a conversation with a homeschooling couple who seemed troubled by the isolation that some homeschool families have chosen.
“They seem to care little about the rest of the body of Christ . . . or even the lost around them,” the husband said. “It just seems there is so much ministry to do as a family,” his wife added.
Guilty . . . and she’s right. In fact, my family can become kind of isolated, not because we plan to do so . . . it just seems like we don’t have a lot of extra time outside our own ministry, eight children, and immediate family.
Now, I could feel guilty about it (and maybe I should a little), but I know the truth is that I have a lot of ministry to do within my family. The Bible even teaches that one of the qualifications of my future ministry is how I do in my present family ministry.
That said, I still need to be looking for opportunities to minister to others WITH my family. And as you know, there are plenty of opportunities from the older couple that lives nearby, the single mom at church who could use a little help, or the family that needs an example and some friends.
Back to the guilt-free part–if you feel like you’re up to your eyeballs in little kids and family, rest easy, you are doing ministry and there are plenty of opportunities within your own home’s walls. No guilt!!!!
Be real,
Todd
P.S. It’s that time again . . . to start planning our fall Big Speaking Loop. The plan right now is to go south! In fact, I have to be in Naples, Florida, on October 18th, so I’m planning around that. We’ll leave the first of October and go south through (or near) Cincinnati/Louisville, Nashville/Knoxville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Pensacola/Gulf Shores/Jacksonville, Melbourne, Ft. Lauderdale/Miami . . . ending up in Naples.
If I’m anywhere near you, I’d love to speak to your church (Sunday or mid-week), homeschool group (day or evening), men’s group, or couple’s event. All you need to do to get the ball rolling is go to this page and fill out a simple form.
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