{"id":1077,"date":"2010-11-06T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2010-11-05T08:35:47","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T14:35:47","slug":"getting-connected-with-the-body-at-dsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2010\/11\/getting-connected-with-the-body-at-dsc\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Connected with the Body at DSC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As the body of Christ, we mean to be with one another at various times and in various ways to do the kinds of things that &#8220;make the body grow so that it builds itself up in love&#8221; (Ephesians 4:16). But how and when to get connected is not\u00c2\u00a0necessarily\u00c2\u00a0intuitive. If a family of two has a central calendar and rhythms of communication, how much more\u00c2\u00a0important\u00c2\u00a0is clear and purposeful communication for the family of God.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What follows is a list of the various channels and contexts for connecting with the body at DSC.\u00c2\u00a0Some of these are less obvious than others. For example, the <em>Calendar Card<\/em>, <em>Prayer Force<\/em> email, <em>E-Newsletter<\/em>, and <em>Facebook Page<\/em> are useful but not as obvious as the <em>Sunday Bulletin<\/em> or the <em>DSC Website<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connecting on Sunday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Sunday Bulletin<\/strong> communicates the church&#8217;s vision, a welcome to visitors, the current week&#8217;s schedule, and critical information about upcoming ministry opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Communication Card<\/strong> attached to the bulletin gives you an opportunity to communicate your need for prayer or an interest in getting involved.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Calendar Card<\/strong> helps you plan your month and year around important DSC dates, including Lord&#8217;s Suppers, membership classes, conferences, retreats, camps, Saturday Seminars, and mission trips.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Kiosks<\/strong> and <strong>Information Center<\/strong> located in the foyer are primary ways to learn about and express interest in the various ministries at DSC.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>DSC Directory<\/strong> is available for $5 at the Information Center and helps us connect with one another throughout the week and pray for one another by name.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Newcomers Reception<\/strong> is hosted on the\u00c2\u00a0 last Sunday of each month in the West Wing as an opportunity for newcomers to connect with DSC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s leadership and learn more about the church.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Connecting on the Web:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/\">DSC Website<\/a><\/strong> is our online home for ministry information, announcements, sermon audio, online giving, recommended web links, and books.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/\">DSC Blog<\/a><\/strong> includes follow-up posts to Sunday sermons, ministry spotlights, videos from our annual Clarus conference, quotes, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for the <strong>Prayer Force<\/strong> Email list by emailing dscprayerforce@gmail.com to submit prayer requests and subscribe to the prayer email.<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for the <strong>E-Newsletter<\/strong> through the bulletin Communication Card to receive a monthly summary of what&#8217;s happening at DSC.<\/li>\n<li>DSC&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Albuquerque-NM\/Desert-Springs-Church-Albuquerque-NM\/239486587777\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/DesertSpringsNM\"><strong>Twitter Feed<\/strong><\/a> stream DSC announcements and links.<\/li>\n<li>Of course, <strong>Email<\/strong> is always a good way to connect with staff and leaders and these are available on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/about\/leadership\/\"><strong>DSC&#8217;s website<\/strong><\/a>. Email the church office at info@desertspringschurch.org.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Connecting Face-to-Face:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/about\/kckc\/\">Knowing Christ, Knowing the Church (KCKC)<\/a> <\/strong>is DSC&#8217;s membership class offered three times annually. Sign up for KCKC at the Information Center on Sunday mornings or by emailing carolyn@desertspringschurch.org.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/ministries\/community_groups\/\">Community Groups<\/a><\/strong> meet weekly in homes throughout the Albuquerque area and are DSC&#8217;s main vehicle for discipleship at DSC outside of our Sunday worship services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lord&#8217;s Supper <\/strong><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">gatherings take place at 6:30 PM on the last Wednesday of every month. At 5:30 PM the youth\u00c2\u00a0ministry\u00c2\u00a0hosts a church-wide meal in the youth room. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Leadership Seminars<\/strong> are offered twice a year for those interested in serving in leadership roles throughout DSC.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/ministries\/women\/\">Women&#8217;s Bible Studies<\/a><\/strong> meet for thirteen week sessions in the Fall, Spring and Summer to Study and encourage one another in the Word.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/ministries\/men\/\">Men&#8217;s Huddles<\/a><\/strong> meet on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings at 6 AM to study Scripture and pray.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/ministries\/paradox\/\">Paradox Student Ministry<\/a><\/strong> is a ministry for students 6-12th grade and their parents every Wednesday night in the youth room, and Sunday mornings during the second service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the body of Christ, we mean to be with one another at various times and in various&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2010\/11\/getting-connected-with-the-body-at-dsc\/\">Continue Reading &rsaquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1077"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1167,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077\/revisions\/1167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}