From One Study, Many Missional Moms Emerge!

Tell me a little about yourself!
I am a Christ-follower and mother of three beautiful children - 6, 4, and 2. I just finished leading a study at my church on Helen's book. What a powerful experience!

What makes you a Missional Mom?

I just finished up a study on The Missional Mom and WOW did God move! It’s the first Bible study I’ve led at this church, and I had no idea what to expect. I had six women, and we went on a phenomenal journey together! The book, along with the movement of the Holy Spirit, really spoke into the lives of these women. We watched one woman make a commitment to Christ and were all witnesses to her baptism a few weeks ago…another woman submitted an application to Safe Families (www.safe-families.org) when she finally felt God speak to her after years of prayer. Another woman made brown bags and passed them out to the homeless last weekend. Another woman is hosting a World Vision Christmas party with her son’s classmates. Another is launching a ministry called a Soft Place to Fall…and yet another is geting baptized with her husband this Sunday.

We stressed very clearly in our study that this was NOT about serving for the sake of feeling good about ourselves or filling some void. It’s not another thing to add to our calendars and “busy up” our lives. We embraced that being “missional” is a mindset which really just pushes our calling as Christians to the forefront of our minds. Doing this opened our eyes to all of the ways we can live this out…it all unfolded very authentically and nothing felt forced at all. Again, I’m BLOWN AWAY! We’ve cried together, laughed together, and we’ve all supported one another as we’ve re-discovered our purpose!

We are continuing to study missional living this upcoming semester and this time we have 19 people signed up! The word is getting out!!!!