Thank you to everyone that participated in our 13th annual golf tournament! You donated generously, and we raised the most we’ve ever raised at a tournament: over $11,000! Praise the Lord for that. He has provided this amazing blessing to this year’s beneficiary, Fellowship of Christian Athletes. We love supporting this excellent ministry!

LifePoint Church has enjoyed the opportunity to help others through 12 annual golf tournaments and is looking forward to number 13 in just a couple of weeks! This year the beneficiary is the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Carroll County.

It has been exciting to watch a young man respond to God’s call on him to leave his career and launch into full time ministry with FCA. That young man is Brandon Johnson, and he is doing a tremendous job building and growing the FCA in Carroll County. Through hundreds of players and coaches on high school and college campuses, the FCA is making a huge impact on this region. So its a privilege to support them in their mission through this golf tournament.

Please join us for a fun day of golf that helps make a difference in the lives of others!
Please register by May 4th!

The Course:  
The Links at Gettysburg (www.thelinksatgettysburg.com)

The Schedule: 
Friday, May 8, 2015
Shotgun start: 7:30 am
Lunch and Awards Ceremony at 1:30 pm
Format: Captain’s Choice

The Participants:
Corporate Sponsor with 4 Golfers
Corporate Sponsor without Golfers
Individual Entry

Prizes for flighted foursome and other contests

For registration and more information please visit our website:
http://lifepointchurch.us/serve-my-community/

We want to help LifePointers be Christlike Influencers! What does that mean? It means loving our neighbors as a normal part of our lifestyles. It’s taking the risk of reaching out to others and loving them the way Jesus did. In 2014, Local Outreach is helping us do that!

Starting this month, Local Outreach will be highlighting a serving opportunity each month with one of our local outreach partners in the community! Please join us. The first one is…

Human Services Programs of Carroll County Women’s Shelter, Family Shelter and Cold Weather Shelter.

Below is the information for the 3 shelters at which we’ll be serving.

Women and Children’s Shelter
When: Saturday, January 25, 2014
Where: Westminster Women and Children’s Shelter (exact address will be provided upon RSVP)
LifePoint Contact Person: Amy Carle

–  8:30-9 Deliver Breakfast Items 8:30-10 Prepare and Serve Breakfast*
–  9-12 Hair stylists, make up artists, manicurists needed for appointments with residents*
–  9-12 Volunteers to help staff the lounge / play with children*
–  11:30-12 Deliver lunch items
–  11:30 – 1 Prepare and Serve lunch*

*Background check is required. When you RSVP we will send the form to complete and return. Please RSVP by emailing LocalOutreach@lifepointchurch.us or 410-239-4700

Family Shelter
When: Saturday, January 25, 2014
Where: Westminster Family Shelter (exact address will be provided upon RSVP)
LifePoint Contact Person: Heather Maloney

10:00-1:00pm Deep Cleaning*
–  Bring your own water and a bagged lunch/snacks
–  Dress to get dirty and bring your own buckets and rubber gloves

*Background check is required. When you RSVP we will send the form to complete and return. Please RSVP by emailing LocalOutreach@lifepointchurch.us or 410-239-4700

Cold Weather Shelter
A place where the homeless in Carroll County can receive a hot meal, shower, do laundry, get clothing and an overnight stay indoors. Be part of a group of 4-6 individuals who manage the shelter. Duties include check-in, help with laundry and passing out supplies. LifePoint Church is responsible for staffing the check-in team on the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays from November until the end of March. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. Interested in learning more or to see the schedule? Please email LocalOutreach@lifepointchurch.us or 410-239-4700

Here is a post from July of 2012. Every bit as relevant today as it was then. One point to add: Don’t wait! Ask God to help you love your neighbor today! And when He gives you the opportunity, GO FOR IT!

LifePoint Church has been blessed by God with so much capacity to impact the world. Once someone asked me, “Where do you think LifePoint can make the most impact?” The context of that conversation had a global focus. Although, I do believe that God does and will continue using us to make an impact around the world, I don’t believe that is where we can make the MOST impact.

My response to the question was this: “The place where LifePoint can make the most impact is right here at home.” Why? It’s really pretty simple. Logistics. We all live here. We have well over two thousand people right here, right now that can go out into this region with the love of Jesus. Every single day of our lives, we have the opportunity right here at home to impact our neighborhoods, our places of work, our schools and every other place where we spend time with people!

At LifePoint Church, we have several Local Outreach ministries. (Please take a moment to check them out by clicking here.) We would love for you to consider getting involved in them. They’re wonderful opportunities for you to help us make that maximum impact locally. BUT don’t limit yourself to the ministries at LifePoint Church. Does that seem like a strange thing for the Outreach Pastor to say?

Perhaps. But think about it this way. God is moving in countless ways. His Spirit empowers believers to be salt and light to the world around them. There is no way one church can provide a ministry for all the ways in which God is moving.  If you feel like God is moving you towards a chance to serve your neighbor and there isn’t a ministry at church that “fits” the need, please don’t pass up the opportunity! You don’t need to start a new ministry. You don’t need to go through an “official local outreach ministry”. Just do what God is calling you to do! Share His love with your neighbor, or that person on the street, or that colleague or that friend at school.

So the big question: When is Risk Love this year? The big answer: ALL YEAR. Sure, sure, but when is the Risk Love weekend? Answer, every weekend.

If you’ve been reading this blog or watching our Facebook since Risk Love last year, you’ve seen us write about “lifestyle of serving” and “24-7-365” over and over. We’ve posted many opportunities for serving in our community because we want to help you make this a lifestyle–a normal part of your life. In others words, not an annual event on the calendar.

So what does that mean for Risk Love this year? It means we aren’t going to have a scheduled event where you sign up online and choose a prearranged project. However, we WILL still be assisting you as your church. We will let our local partners know that they can expect calls from LifePoint attenders, especially in October this year, about service opportunities. And we will in turn, provide names and numbers to you so you can follow up with our local partners–if that is how you choose to do it.

But here’s the really cool part. Many of you don’t need us anymore! Many of you have already made serving a part of your lifestyle. You’re giving us living examples of Christlike Influencers by investing relationally and giving generously. One LifePointer who’s living it is Jim Mitchell. He’s been leading a monthly ministry to cancer patients since Risk Love last year! Read his story here (click here). And Carol Bernstein definitely understands the impact when Christlike Influencers serve. Click here to see what she has to say about serving at First Fruits Farm.

There’s no reason to wait! Start loving your neighbor today. Ask God to lead you to an opportunity to demonstrate the love of Christ through serving others.

Of course, there are countless other ways to serve. Check out our list of local partners by clicking here. But serving others doesn’t have to be with a ministry or organization. You probably know someone who could use your help or just a visit and a conversation over coffee. Maybe someone in your neighborhood or your small group. If you need some ideas or inspiration, email us at localoutreach@lifepointchurch.us

What are your vacation plans this summer? Ever thought of taking a week to spend it being a Christ-like Influencer by serving? Here’s a great opportunity to do that!

Carpenter’s Hands is accepting applications to serve on a week long trip to Crisfield, MD, June 21 – 30. We will work on a single family home damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The home is located on the Chesapeake Bay. Experienced carpenters welcomed, but not necessary! Work day will run approx. 8-4:00pm. We will camp on site so bring your camping gear!  Great opportunity for families to serve together. Kids 10-14 with parent; 15 and older with parental consent. Come for the entire week or several days. There will be time for crabbing and fishing. Application deadline June 7th.  Cost is $100 for ages 15 and up (10 – 14 years free).

Email questions to LocalOutreach@lifepointchurch.us

Click Here for an application.

Here is one of your best opportunities all year to serve the community! Bring your family, your friends and your small groups. If you liked Risk Love, you’ll definitely want to check this out! This will be a fantastic highlight event in your lifestyle of serving others–investing relationally and giving generously. Go to the ServeFest website (here) and choose the county, and then choose your project. Very nice organization. Check them out on Facebook, too.