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Serving Together for Tomorrow: Day 7

Pray for the Session as they establish our ongoing mission priorities. Notice Jesus teaching on children. What do you think our local priority should be?

by David Joynt on October 22, 2016


MATTHEW 18:1-7

One possibility for increased local mission focus is MentorKids. MentorKids has two promise neighborhoods in which VPC is involved. In South Phoenix and Palomino, we are helping with tutoring and resources for the work with elementary-age kids. MentorKids is expanding its efforts in three ways: by working with more children at existing locations; by working with more ages, including middle and high school; and by looking for a third site to consider. This third location may be close to VPC.

Their stable track record, Jesus-centered mission, 100% family participation, and excellent leadership are strong reasons to help MentorKids move forward. Their former director, Chuck Westerlund, is a member at VPC and so is their new one, Aaron Parrot. Their founder, Orv Krieger,  was also a member.

Pray for the Session as they establish our ongoing mission priorities.

Notice Jesus teaching on children.

What do you think our local priority should be?

Family Focus: Pray together for VPC. Ask God to help us know who we should serve and how we should do it.

Tags: serving, tomorrow

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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