Dear Friends,
This week in church we are handing out the registration forms for CMS Summer School. CMS is the missionary organisation we support as a church and Summer School is a week long conference run in January each year. I would like you to consider coming to Summer School and here are five reasons why.
1. Great passionate Bible teaching. Every year CMS invite godly and thoughtful men to come and teach the Bible. I have always found myself challenged, changed and charged for the year as the Word of God is placed before us and we are challenged to respond. In 2017 William Taylor will be unpacking God’s promises to Abraham.
2. Growing understanding of world mission. CMS send missionaries around the world and each day you have the chance to hear their stories and insights into world mission. A one hour missionary session is part of the daily program and the focus is to lift our eyes from our own navels and look to the millions who don’t yet know Jesus and are going to hell.
3. Catch up with missionaries. During the conference there are opportunities to speak to, meet and catch up with “real missionaries”. On a three year cycle, all of our church’s link missionaries attend and you are able to hear more of their work. The conference is also an opportunity for you to consider what part you could play in world mission. I know more than one person who can attest to being overseas serving God because they came to CMS Summer School.
4. Great children’s program. Now you might be thinking, this sounds great but what about the kids? More than 1000 kids attend summer school and they are all catered for in age specific programs (Babies to Year 12) that are awesome. This means kids have fun and adults can concentrate on learning. Our kids have loved CMSSS every year.
5. Rest. The program runs 9am-12.15pm and 7-9.30pm every day. This allows you time to rest, relax and given that most will take a week off work to be there, you will feel like you are holidaying too. While there are some activities on, we use the afternoons to catch up with friends and enjoy time with the kids.
Choosing to come to CMS Summer School will be one of the best decisions you make. Registration are open now and kids need to be booked in by Monday!! I’d love you to join us. Come!
In Christ
Nigel