American Heritage Manifest

Mission Control

(A Coalition of Ministry Efforts)

OR

A Steward's Jewel

Have you ever asked yourself:  "who am I?"  Everyone reviews this now and again in times when they're in the valley of the shadow of death or even upon the very mountaintops.  But I think that a better mirror to look into for the best answer to this concern is found in the Bible in 1Corinthians Chapter 12 and Romans Chapter 12 along with Ephesians 4:11.  I know that we've all heard it before, but I find it's important to get our bearings first as we sail forth to the realm of promises and victory for all.  For promises and victory is what we yearn for...for if I ever thought that was wrong thinking; I'm reminded what the Bible tells me...so I guess..."the Bible tells me so".

...Now it appears we want answers - not a discussion (...or at least I do - I'm assuming you do too).  So I'm acting (proceeding) as if you are interested in seeing (and possibly participating-in) demonstrations of power in the Holy Ghost in the Body of Christ.

While we're still in the flesh, I think the best way to demonstrate the power of the Body of Christ for a world gone mad is to build a "Steward's Jewel". A Steward's Jewel is his ministry (the ministry of a steward)...a pearl that shouldn't be thrown before swine. Everyone wants to offer his or her treasure.  Using (or the *manifestation of) one's gift of ministry is, in essence, plugging-his-personal-ministry-in...into an "at large" mission.  Or one's ministry may be to steward a mission for others to plug into.  Either way, all gifts get utilized.  Now if a steward's ministry is to outline a mission field, this would suggest that there are multiple fields a-foot...and that's good 'cause power is thereby decentralized and facilitates multiple local market centers (like mid-evil monastery models).

*1Corinthians 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

I think a simple way to engage this concept is to view this as a network of independent islands that are looking to export the "produce" of their good works. These networks of islands then can be seen as networks of ministries that in essence, trade together in a closed loop.  This, then, is the profile of a remnant community or what is now being called a community of "prep-pers".  For the Preppers, there is a religious guide...it's called the Bible.

At this point, I'll point-out that the jewel I'm offering to others is to facilitate a mission field that orchestrates the entire human experience as an Institute that triangulates Institutes of economics as well as politics and properly places the Church at their head.  Much like a harbor for ships to port.  That's why I open the meetings to all possible popular topics.  But to do this, I need your help to empower and enable the saints.

My Island or Ministry Field for a Mission is to assemble modules or components that minister in a network where we cooperate in an open source market much in the style of contracting with one another (to suggest a modern application).  I describe this operation this way because I'm illustrating how the Body of Christ applies the teachings from the Bible in our world today.  This will also demonstrate that the Bible is not an out-dated mode for social or cultural vitality where reason and enlightenment are not found to connect with the Human experience!

Again, to organize a better approach to reveal the plan of this mission, I prefer to fallback to the classical American experience, which was broadly put together by Christians.  Thus, further...I see that the office of the President has several departments that specifically target the major pulses of our National concerns.  Therefore, I'll not re-invent what our (Christian) Founding Fathers have already put together...and outline committees, in this mission, that parallel those national concerns as our ministries. [Note that in Europe, Government departments of the Monarchs are called Ministries to this day.]  So as we discuss topics and have Q&A that need attention outside Sunday school, we'll hand-off those topics to ministries such as Defense, Education, Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Health, Domestic, State, Treasury, Labor.

Now at this point I'll need to admit that this approach may sound too big to bit-off.  This may be too burdensome for some to participate.  But I say you'd only need to see this organization (Steward's Jewel...out of the Genesis Class) as a platform from where you may offer your gift or "hang your shingle"  [If this is not seen as burdensome...please register your jewel...your ministry at www.AmericanHeritageManifest.com]

So to conclude the scope of this overview for this mission I'll stitch together two verses that I pray will allow us to "live-the-Bible" through the organization of this Institute:

Matthew 25:36-40   [I was] Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.  Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed [thee]? or thirsty, and gave [thee] drink?  When saw we thee a stranger, and took [thee] in? or naked, and clothed [thee]?  Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?  And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.

So by ministering to the Body of Christ (we are His Body)[1 CORINTHIANS 12:27 NKJ Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.] ...Below we find a conclusion to our ministerings:

1Peter 2:9   But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar *  people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: