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Received in many congregations May 12 & 19, 2024<\/em><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you need envelopes, please email supplies@disciples.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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RESTORE AND REWIND<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

When it comes to church, we have a lot of negative tapes playing in our heads:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cChurch is judgmental.\u201d
\u201cChurch is hypocritical.\u201d
\u201cThey think they\u2019re better than everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

It\u2019s time for restoration. Time to rewind the tape.<\/p>\r\n

New Church Ministry<\/a> is dedicated to fostering faithful communities marked by deep Christian spirituality and a passion for God\u2019s love and justice.
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Like our ancestors, we\u2019re going back to the beginning, when new Christian communities gathered together and shared all they had, organizing everything around the Spirit\u2019s dreams for their lives and their communities.<\/p>\r\n

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow,\u00a0God is singing a new song: not a song of judgment, but of welcome and forgiveness; not a song of superiority, but of humility and grace; not a song of hoarding, but of sharing everything we have!
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God\u2019s movement for wholeness is already underway. Our job is to listen, and learn, and follow \u2013 supporting leaders and communities as the Spirit calls them into being, laying down a new song for a new generation.<\/p>\r\n

Church as a place of generosity and justice.\u00a0Church as a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Your gifts to the 2024 Pentecost Offering, received in most congregations on Sunday, May 12, and Sunday, May 19, are divided equally between your regional ministry, which supports local new churches, and\u00a0New Church Ministry<\/strong>, which trains, equips, and assists emerging leaders to be \u201cmovement initiators.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

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Please give generously to the Pentecost Offering.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n

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