SHANNON’S CORNER L ead like love matters! This month I was asked by Here2There Ministries to speak on their network on the topic of ‘ Loving through Member Care ’. I based the talk on the passage of scripture from Matthew 22:36-40 (see below), which is the biblical foundation that I use for doing member care, The Great Commandment . It is a three-part relationship of God, Self, and Others. I find it very interesting that it was the Pharisees who brought this question to Jesus to try and trap him. Yet, Jesus starts with quoting the command that Moses gave the Israelites to do in Deut. 6:4-7, the main concept being to love God. I believe if Jesus had stopped there the Pharisees would have been justified in their actions and lifestyle of keeping the laws. But Jesus didn’t stop there. He went further and added that we are to love our neighbors as ourselves. The authentic test of our faith is how we tre...
Caring for the well-being of people as a Christian Life Coach and a Member Care Caregiver.