The Accidental Billion-Dollar Invention
In 1968 Spencer Silver worked at 3M as a scientist. He was trying to make a super-strong glue, but he accidentally made something different – a glue that stuck lightly to things and could be easily removed without leaving any mess behind. At first, this discovery didn’t seem useful at all. It was like a solution to a problem that nobody had. Spencer told his co-worker, Art Fry, about this strange glue. Art was a singer in a choir, and he had a little problem, his bookmarks kept falling out of his hymnal book during church. It was a small annoyance, but it bothered him. Art realized that Spencer’s not-so-strong glue could solve his problem. He imagined making bookmarks that could stick to the pages but also be taken off and put back easily. This simple idea was the start of something big. Spencer and Art worked together to make this idea even better. Soon, they had a prototype of what we now know as Post-it Notes, the “accidental billion-dollar invention”.
The Word of God is clear on this: We were made to live and work together. God did not leave Adam alone in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 2:18). The Israelites lived and worshipped together in community (Lev. 26:12). The early Christian church was together and had everything in common (Acts 4:44). Paul calls on the Body of Christ to have equal concern for each other (1 Corin. 12:25). The book of Hebrews admonishes us to: “…consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another…” (Heb. 10:24-25).
This is the heart behind what we at Missio Nexus believe:
The Great Commission is too big for anyone to accomplish alone and too important not to try to do together.
We need each other. God made us to be in community. He made us this way. We gather to celebrate, to encourage, to share, to cry, to laugh…don’t lose focus. It’s NOT about your church, your ministry, it’s NOT about you…It’s about His Church, His Kingdom, His Body, It’s ALL about HIM!!
Let’s gather, let’s encourage, let’s be obedient.
Here are some awesome opportunities to do just that…gather and be of encouragement to each other:
Upcoming Events
- Church Mission Leaders Peer2Peer Virtual Event: Understanding Gen Z on April 3rd, 2024. Let’s learn together!
- Call to prayer: Virtual Prayer gathering on March 10th, 2024. Let’s meet and pray together!
- Atlanta, GA. churches…What is your church’s missions potential? Find out the keys to unlocking this potential. An in-person event hosted by Sixteen:Fifteen on April 10th-11th, 2024. Let’s engage together!
Feedback
- Be a part of shaping the future of Short-Term Missions Trips. Missio Nexus together with Brotherhood Mutual are doing a study on Risk and Short-Term Missions. Shape the narrative, impact the future. Join us on this mission of discovery and transformation!
- Hermanos, please reply and let me know of any Regional Church Mission Leaders Groups that you are aware of and that we can simply partner with and collaborate.
Worth Reading Online
- We live in a multi-cultural society. Do our churches reflect that? The Multicultural Church
- Do Christians and Muslims believe in the same Jesus? A question often asked by many.
- Practical ways to lift these great men and women before God in prayer: How to Pray for Missionaries
- Great Articles, Books, Websites, and Videos on How to collaborate & partner in Christian Mission.
Being strong & courageous, abounding in love for one another,
Carlos O. Negrón
Director of Church Engagement
Email* cnegron@missionexus.org
Office* 1(630)682-9270
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