ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html><head><title>Discipleship</title> <meta name="description" content="Those Acts 2 Christians were first of all disciples of Christ and so they devoted themselves to learning from those who had been discipled by Jesus himself. 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(Romans 8:29 and 2 Corinthians 3:18)</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <table id="table1" height="373" width="97%" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="middle"><i><font face="Georgia" color="#008080" size=4>Serve</font></i></td> <td align="middle" width="331"><i><font face="Georgia" color="#008080" size=4>Give</font></i></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><font face="verdana, tahoma, arial" size="-1"> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" size="2"> <font color=#333367><strong>I Will Find My Place of Service</strong></font><br></p> There is a big difference between showing up at church and BEING the church.&nbsp;Using your God-given gifts and talents&nbsp;enables you to be part of something much greater than yourself. Serving at VCC is the bridge that will take you from attending to belonging. When you serve in a chosen ministry area, you have an opportunity to make a real difference; and along the way church will feel less overwhelming and more like home.</font></p> <p align="left"> <font face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" size=2><strong>Service Opportunities at VCC and in the Community</strong></font></p> <ul> <li> <div align="left"> <div class="Section1">The 5th Saturday of any month (when there are 5 Saturdays) - We serve at the Moorhead Churches United for the Homeless by preparing a supper. Show up at 4:30 and help as you are able.</div></div></li></ul> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><strong>Classes &amp; Tools</strong></font></p> <ul> <li> <div align="left"> <p>If you are interested in finding a small group you can look through the options by clicking on the <a href="http://rrvcc.org/groups.html">Small groups</a> link </p></div></li></ul> <ul> <li> <div align="left"> <p>Within the Small groups page, take special notice of the VCC 101, 201, 301 and 401 courses as they are offered. These courses are designed to introduce you to Valley Christian Church and help you identify what your gifts are and apply them into a ministry or get plugged into opportunities at VCC. If there is no current listing please contact us from our <a href="http://rrvcc.org"> home</a> page to learn more</p></div></li></ul> <p><font face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" size="2"><strong>Ministries Serving&nbsp;the Ministries</strong></font></p> <ul> <li> <div>Education</div> <li> <div>Membership</div> <li> <div>Outreach</div> <li> <div>Property</div> <li> <div>Stewardship</div> <li> <div>Worship</div></li></ul> <p>You can reference the <a href="http://rrvcc.org/newsletter">Newsletter</a> to find a leadership member to talk with about getting involved in a Ministry or simply email or contact our office. Contact information can be found on the our <a href="http://rrvcc.org">home</a> page</p> </font></td> <td width="331" valign="top"><font face="verdana, tahoma, arial" size="-1"> <p align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" color="#333367" size=2><strong>I Will Give Generously<br></p></strong></font><font face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" size=2>Giving back to God&nbsp;is integral in growing in your relationship with Christ&nbsp;and spreading the Gospel. </font> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#5a5d94" size="2"><em> &quot;The earth is the Lord s, and everything in it& &quot;<br>- Psalm 24:1 (NIV)</em></font></p> <p align="left"><strong><font face="Verdana" size=2>Financially</font></strong></p> <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"> <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="982258HEW6H6S"> <p align="center"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"> <img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"> </p> </form> </font><font face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" size="-1"> <p align="left">For your convenience, your tax deductible gift may be made online through Paypal.&nbsp; Please indicate if you would like your donation to be allocated to a specific cause.</p> <p align="left"><strong>Time</strong></p></font><font face="verdana, tahoma, arial" size=-1> <ul> <li> <div align="left">1 Corinthians 15:20-23 says <sup>&quot;</sup>But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.&quot;</div></li></ul> <ul> <li> <div align="left">We can give the &quot;Firstfruits&quot; of ourselves by getting &#39;plugged in&#39; to ministries and/or devoting our time in ways that pleases the Lord.</div></li></ul> <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial" size=2><strong>Materially</strong></font></p> <ul> <li> <div align="left">Often times our Church has events such as VBS, Christmas plays, etc where materials/tools/time are needed and maybe could be donated or borrowed. If you have ideas or questions please let the church office or leadership team know how you would like to help and contribute. Contact information can be found on the our <a href="http://rrvcc.org">home</a> page</div></li></ul> </font></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></table></table></table></body></html>