Pastor's Points
I am continually seeking to understand from Scripture, history, and from contemporary examples what it means to be a missional church. A missional church is not a church with just a mission program or strategy but rather a church that thinks about everything the way God thinks about the world. (more)

Church-Wide News and Events
HOLY COMMUNION THIS SUNDAY
Holy Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month in all worship services. With the recent media coverage on Swine Flu, Frazer wants to assure you that we continue to practice good hygiene and take every precaution while preparing and serving the elements. We are called and invited to Christ’s Holy Table by His Word. These measures ensure that we can partake with confidence.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE WORSHIP CELEBRATION THIS SUNDAY
Bishop Leeland will speak tonight, Sunday, June 7 at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary for the opening worship celebration of Annual Conference. Everyone is invited.

SUPER SUMMER FAMILY NIGHTS
The entire Frazer Family is invited for fun and fellowship with Frazer’s Super Summer Family Nights! Don’t miss the following events:

• June 13: Free Movie Night featuring “Cars” at 6 p.m. in Wesley Hall. Low-cost snacks will be available. Bring a friend!
• July 19: Frazer Family Fun Day with the Montgomery Biscuits! Gates open at 3:30 p.m. for fun, games, inflatables for the kids and fellowship. Children under 12 eat free. Game starts at 6:05 p.m. and Siran Stacy will give an inspirational message. Kids, come meet Big Mo Sunday, July 12 in the Atrium. Tickets for the game will be available for sale that day or buy your tickets online at www.biscuitsbaseball.com.
• Aug. 1: Free Movie Night featuring “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” at 6 p.m. in Wesley Hall. Low-cost snacks will be available. Bring a friend!

FRAZER FAMILY YELLOW PAGES
Pick up your family’s copy of this year’s Frazer Yellow Pages today in the Atrium. The directory, published by Turnabout Publications, contains a listing of Frazer’s local members plus ads for businesses with ties to members, to help you connect with one another.

CALLING ALL ACTORS
Acting workshops will be held Saturday, June 20 at 9 a.m. in Wesley Hall and Wednesday, June 24 at 6 p.m. in room 7206 (upstairs above the Fellowship Hall). If you are interested in acting in skits, videos or drama presentations, please attend one of these workshops. For more information, call Cyndi Lombardi at 272-8622 or Frank Snowden at 244-1626.

FOOD PANTRY AND SHOEBOX MINISTRY DONATIONS
Bring your donations of non-perishable food and personal care items to the Food Pantry/Homeless Shoebox Ministry drop-off boxes, located near church entrances this Sunday, June 7 or deliver to Community Ministries office Monday-Thursday.

Children & Student Opportunities
REGISTER FOR STUDENT RETREAT JULY 6-10
All rising seventh through 12th grade students are encouraged to attend Koinonia: Engage July 6-10. Sign up now through June 21 and don’t miss this exciting retreat where we’ll learn to love each other and our world as Christ loves us. Cost is $450. For more information, pick up a brochure from the Student Ministry office.

PROMOTION SUNDAY FOR CHILDREN AND STUDENTS JUNE 7
Rising 4-year-olds through 12th graders will be promoted to the next age level Sunday School class Sunday, June 7. Please note that nursery-age children (birth through age 3) will not move up until Sept. 6.

Serving & Volunteer Opportunities
Several ministries have an immediate need for volunteers at this time. If you are interested in serving in one of these areas, please call Beverly Harwick, Volunteer Coordinator, at 495-6336 or e-mail beverly@frazerumc.org.

• Helpers needed for a Neighborhood Block Party outreach event for Village Green Saturday, July 11 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. to mingle, set-up, cook, serve, clean up and tear down.
• Volunteers needed to help with Super Summer Family Nights events June 13 and Aug. 1. from 5-9 p.m. to serve as greeters, make popcorn and work the concession stand.
• Vacation Bible School volunteers, July 13-17.
• The Third Annual Taste of Frazer event will be Aug. 5 and 100 volunteer cooks are needed to make their best appetizer, salad, entree or dessert.
• Volunteers are needed the second Sunday of each month to welcome and register new members. We also need neighborhood volunteers to visit first-time guests and potential church members.
• An Aerobics instructor for Mondays from 6-7 p.m.
• The Nursery (birth-3 years) needs caregivers, Sunday School teachers and Cherub Church leaders; Children’s Ministry needs Wavemakers Sunday School teachers for fourth and fifth grade classes and leaders for Under the Sea Children’s Church for 4 and 5-year-olds.
• Outside greeters needed for Sunday mornings.
• Prayer volunteers needed to serve once a month at 11 a.m. on Sundays.
• DivorceCare for Kids needs leaders and assistants.
• Small group study leaders are needed for Tuesday nights.
• Helpers to distribute Sunday School attendance notebooks on Sunday mornings.

Discipleship & Fellowship Opportunities
WOMEN'S MEASURELESS LOVE ONE DAY RETREAT JUNE 13
Register now for Women’s Ministry one-day Measureless Love retreat Saturday, June 13 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. in room 7207. Cost is $10 and includes a workbook and lunch. E-mail Sandy Boswell at sandy@frazerumc.org for more information.

SHINE YOUR LIGHT ON THE ROAD THIS SUMMER
The Shine Your Light women’s worship service is hitting the road this summer and making a stop at Benton Baptist Church Thursday, June 18 at 7 p.m. All women are invited to come out for this special time of worship and fellowship. Benton is about 20 miles from Montgomery. Kim Hendrix will share the message “Cling to Him” with coffee and dessert fellowship afterwards. For more information, call Sandy Boswell at 495-6391.

REAL MEN’S FELLOWSHIP EVENT THURSDAY, JUNE 18
Don’t be a chicken— make plans now to have dinner with the Men’s Ministry Thursday, June 18 at 6 p.m. at Frazer’s outdoor pavilion. Barbecue chicken, slaw, potatoes and salad are on the menu. Cost is $5 and tickets are available from any Lion Chasers member or in the Atrium between Sunday morning services.

DON’T MISS S.P.I.R.I.T. OF FRAZER JUNE 11
Enjoy a night of Southern gospel music and dinner Thursday, June 11 when S.P.I.R.I.T. of Frazer presents the Frazer Quartet at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Cost is $5 for dinner. Call Faye Jackson at 279-8727 for reservations.

EVERY MEMBER...EVERY STEP
All members, and especially new members, are encouraged to attend Step classes, Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in room 8114. For more information or to register, contact Diane Klaaren at 495-6332 or dianek@frazerumc.org.

STEP 1: DISCOVERING YOUR CHURCH FAMILY
STEP 2: DETERMINING YOUR MINISTRY
STEP 3: DESIRING SPIRITUAL MATURITY
STEP 4: DEFINING YOUR MISSION

COMPUTER CLASSES FOR OLDER ADULTS
Computer classes will be held Monday, June 8 and Monday, June 15 at 1 p.m. in the computer lab. Call Sandy Boswell at 495-6391 to reserve your spot.

Pastor's Points (Continued)
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What does a church look like that engages the culture in order to transform it? What does it mean to be a church for the neighborhood and for the nations? What if the church became a hope for the world rather than a fortress from the world?

Some advocate that the church should be “of” the culture. This kind of church embraces the culture so much that it loses its Christian distinctive. Others say that we should be “against” the culture. This means we oppose the culture even if it makes us irrelevant. Still others believe that the church should be “above” the culture. This causes the church to “super-spiritualize” life to the point of losing contact with a real and hurting world. I suggest that we should be a church “for” the culture so that we engage the culture in order to transform it. I offer some simple suggestions of what a church for the world looks like:

1. We speak the language of our culture. It is imperative that we “love the world” that Jesus loves (John 3:16). That means engaging people in humility while demonstrating the difference the Gospel makes. We must be committed to making friends in the world. This is not just as an outreach strategy but the fruit of a Christ-changed heart.
2. We care about people and their stories. We seek to understand, love and respect people unconditionally and serve them by showing them how the Gospel meets their deepest longings. To do this we seek to understand the culture’s hopes, dreams, stories, and fears. Then we show people that only Jesus can fulfill their greatest desires.
3. We seek to be a Christian community that is counter-cultural.
   We are called to be radically different from the world with regard to relationships, sex, money, and power. The love of Christ makes us different! We are called to radically love each other. When there is conflict we do not just walk away, but we actively work at reconciliation with one another. We live celibate in singleness and faithful in Biblical marriage for the glory of God. And while we maintain the high ideals of God’s expectations for His children, we love those whose lifestyles are different than ours. We count it joy to be radically generous in our giving of time, money, skills, and relationships working for justice and caring for the poor, weak and needy. We are committed to deeds of mercy and social justice and evangelism and church planting.
4. We live out Christianity in work and recreation. We can be distinctively Christian in our work and recreation. We learn what in our culture is good and can be enjoyed and celebrated and what in our culture is antithetical to Christ and Scripture and must be rejected, and what in our culture can be renewed and adapted for good. We encourage and celebrate Christians who are advancing the Kingdom of God everywhere.
5. We demonstrate the unity of the church. We celebrate what God is doing in other churches instead of criticizing them. We develop alliances with other like-minded churches in order to serve our city together.

I invite your conversation around these principles with me and in your groups.

- Barry Carpenter

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