Ministry at Work: Chick Fil A

Hello everyone!

Wanted to share about my past year working part time at Chick Fil A.  I am thankful for the opportunity to work both at the church and in a secular job.  Some of you may be chuckling at the fact that I just called Chick Fil A a secular job.  Granted, many of my managers believe Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and repent of their sins, yet not everyone working there is a christian and nor everyone that comes to eat.

I personally do not have much direct contact with our guests as I am in the kitchen preparing the hot foods. My ministry to the guests of Chick Fil A includes making the extra efforts that we are serving quality food.

Living the Gospel at work isn't easy.  It is unnatural...at first.  Though living the Gospel at work can be difficult, we are called to live out the Gospel.  We are called to work our hardest to glorify God.  We are called to serve our bosses and be obedient to them.  We are called to speak the Gospel to others as well.  I believe it is easy for most of us to work hard.  It is harder to serve our bosses joyfully.  It can even be harder to actively speak the Gospel.

What does it take to actively live out the Gospel at work?  It starts with an understanding that:
1.  We are sinners
2.  We deserve the wrath of God
3.  Jesus Christ took our wrath
4.  We are called to know God
5.  We are created to be image bearers of God
6.  We are called to love others...one great way to love others is to share the Gospel of Christ that they may have eternal life!  Your co-workers may be on a path to face the wrath of God...love them and share the hope in Christ!

The fast paced work of a fast food restaurant prevents opportunities for enough time to have conversations.  Most are short conversations.  I have worked with two people that openly profess that they don't believe in God.  I have worked with one younger brother that I have been able to encourage and disciple some.  I have had some opportunities to discuss some doctrine with some of my managers.  These conversations have been a joy!  And I am challenged every day at work...the way I work represents Christ to my unbelieving friends and encourages or challenges my christian co workers to work for the glory of God.

It has been a sweet and challenging time.

Student Ministry Mother-Daughter Tea

A few weeks ago, the student ministry hosted a mother-daughter tea.  Jane Herlong, former Ms. South Carolina and motivational humorist, entertained us to begin the brunch.  Ashley Jones ended our time by speaking about what God’s Word says about conflict and popular issues in a mother-daughter relationship.  It was a sweet time of fellowship and good teaching!

Out of the mouths of babes...

This past Sunday was Volunteer Appreciation Day at Crosspoint Church.  To honor our teachers and volunteers that serve weekly in our children’s ministry and to display the impact they have had on the children, our four-year-olds through fifth graders sang a song and recited scripture verses they have been taught this past year.  It was a great testimony to our congregation to hear the gospel message recited through the mouths of the little ones.  To hear the verses, follow the link below to Crosspoint's webpage and click on "Children's Ministry Verse Recitation" (4/17/11). 


Children's Ministry Verse Recitation

John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son,
that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

1 John 1:8-9
"If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and truth is not in us.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

John 14:6
"Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.’"

Titus 3:5-6
"He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ, our Savior.”

Romans 10:9-10a
"If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’
and believe in you heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified.”

Hebrews 4:16
"Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

2 Corinthians 3:18
"We, who reflect the Lord’s glory,
are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory,
which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”

Romans 8:28-29
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him,
who have been called according to His purpose.
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son…
And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified;
those He justified, He also glorified.”

Matthew 28:18-20
"And Jesus came and said to them, 

‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.   
And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” 

The Great Northern Adventure: Spring Break 2011

March 19th-24th twenty-five college students, twenty-five international students, and 7 Crosspoint staff spent their spring break in New York, Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Annapolis. The international students were from ten different countries including places like China, India, Russian, Tunisia, Iran, and Germany! Weems Creek Baptist church in Annapolis, MD was kind enough to host all 57 of us in 17 different homes.

The purpose of the trip was for Crosspoint college students to spend time building relationships with international students. Did you know that at Clemson there are over 1,000 international students from more than 80 different countries? At Crosspoint, we desire to be faithful with the gospel by seeking to reach these students with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

One of my favorite parts of the trip was getting to partner with the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. We had the chance to walk around the Naval Academy and then join the midshipmen in BCM for dinner. After dinner we participated in the BCM weekly meeting. It was a lot of fun to interact with the midshipmen and to see a part of Annapolis that a lot of people don't get to see!

Another favorite part of the trip many students have mentioned is the stay in their host home. The students seem to really enjoy getting to have dinner with their family and being a part of their lives. I pray these students would see a picture of the gospel through the hospitality of these families.

Overall, the trip was a huge success (I mean, no one got lost in New York)! The students seemed to form close relationships with one another. There were many opportunities to have good conversations and to share the gospel. Hopefully, these relationships will continue into the summer and fall. Please pray for the relationships that were formed and international students in Clemson, SC.

Yijie, Hannah, Wenshen, and Yaxin in Baltimore, MD

Morgan with Ashima (India) and Jing (China)

Our whole group in Washington D.C.

Written by Jenna Wayment