Sacramental Living

The following is adapted from an email I recently sent to extended friends and family:

I recently resigned as Pastor of Grace Community Church of the Nazarene in Brunswick, GA. My wife, Heather, and I have been seeking God’s will for some time as we have sensed that we have accomplished our call in Brunswick. God has certainly been preparing us for something very different.

After many months of prayer, listening, and conversation with some peers, we will soon be moving to the Atlanta area. Our home in Brunswick is on the market (you can point interested parties here. Heather is working as a PA three days a week. I’m currently unemployed, but seeking a job in Brunswick until our home sells.  Then, it’s off to Atlanta!

Why Atlanta you ask? We, along with another family are moving into the Atlanta area to serve as Resident Missionaries to Atlanta. We have had much support from a local church outside the 285  perimeter. They see what we are doing as an extension of their local church and the Church universal.

So what are we doing? Is it a church plant? No. Is it a compassionate ministry center? No. Well, what is it?

We are calling it the Synergy Project. We intend to move inside the 285 perimeter of Atlanta, get “regular” jobs, live like Jesus with our neighbors and community, serve our neighborhood compassionately, practice hospitality and fellowship in our home, make disciples through everyday relationships, and see what God does.

Essentially, we are going to pin our entire existence on being the church.

In this centennial year of the Church of the Nazarene, we are very inspired by Phineas Bresee and his companions, who moved into an urban center and lived life with the poor and poor in spirit. We’re doing essentially the same thing.

More details to come soon. You can keep up with everything at www.SynergyProject.cc.

We would ask your prayer. Both families need to sell our homes. We need to find jobs with benefits in Atlanta. We need our kids to enjoy, rather than fear, the transition. We need wisdom and discernment to see where Christ is already at work, and the courage to join him.

This is a very organic, unstructured, missional project we have begun. Jesus is our leader. We are living on faith and prayer.

SO TELL ME SOMETHING:
Want to be involved in the Synergy Project?

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Brian Niece
www.brianniece.com
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Really, it’s the culmination of all 10 of these that will do the trick.  So, here you go:

Cut down those two dead trees in the backyard;

Reveal the gleaming white eaves of your house after you clean off all the mold;

Bleach the moss from the bottom of the exterior;

Apply touch-up paint to all trim and all scuffs on walls;

Re-paint entire hallway with fresh paint, once you realize the touch-up paint doesn’t match what was there;

Clean your showers and tubs … like “so-spotless-you’d-eat-off-the-floor” clean;

Organize and clean your garage to the point that you think you could put a desk and lamp out there and it would make a comfortable office;

Look under all the furniture that you think won’t be hiding dirt … recover from the shock of finding said dirt (and dust, and coins, and toys your 3-year old has been trying to find for months, and that ankle sock you swore got lost somewhere in the washing machine) … sweep and vacuum it all out of there.

Repair the patch of hardwood floor that has lost it’s luster and finish;

Put away every single thing that sits on a counter, a table, and every flat surface (unless it’s a lamp) … dust all those flat surfaces … polish all those flat surfaces.

There you have it.  Complete all 10 tasks in 2 days and I guarantee you’ll go to bed thinking “I kind of hope nobody buys our house … I mean … it’s just so awesome!”

SO TELL ME SOMETHING:
What’s been your experiences with selling a house?

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Brian Niece
www.brianniece.com
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