The Rescue Ministries aspect of our church focuses on providing meaningful and genuine opportunities for people to share the Good News of Christ with the people of our community, our city, and our world.

Although I was raised in the church, like most of us I fell away from God. At an early age I started using and abusing drugs to the point that they consumed my life entirely. It was at that point that I met Christ in a powerful way. In that moment I knew that Christ’s love was real and the only thing I needed. Over the years I have learned that His love for me in my brokenness is something He shares for everyone and that His desire for my life is to share that Love with the broken and hurting people of our world.

"Then Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20

What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ? When Jesus called His disciples to follow Him, He was asking them to not only go where He went, but to live how He lived. To be His disciple was to change. That applies to us today when we choose to follow Him.

Jesus came because we were lost and did not know how to get home...

The Salvage Yard is committed to making disciples (Matthew 28:18-20). We use three words to describe this process: rescue, restore, and release. The release aspect of our vision is something that has been a part of us from the beginning. We have promised to not only have an open hand on all of our people, but to actually encourage them to leave. From the beginning we have talked about being an Antioch church (Acts 13); we send out our best people. So...go.

A good friend in Seattle recently reminded me recently that our lives of continuous prayer are largely internal – an ongoing conversation with God. Most of our life in prayer is far from visible, and it can take on all kinds of forms: internal conversations, journaling, meditation on the Word, reciting liturgical prayers, speaking in tongues, or singing.   

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Now, before you get bored and skip over this article, let us just say “Thank you!” The support ministries exist to serve the SYC and we love the opportunity to put our skills to work for you, the congregation. We love helping you go and meet the needs of the Twin Cities by making the SYC a healthier and smoothly run body of believers. The SYC support ministries include: Communication, Finance, Facilities, and the Website.