Pondering the vastness of Mary Baker Eddy's vision for the Church of Christ, Scientist, we realize how much there is yet to learn. Many branches are finding renewed usefulness and purpose by deepening their concept of Church and its spiritual mission. To help in this process, Field Assistants from the Church Activities Department have been meeting with branches—large and small, urban and rural—all having one common desire: to see their Leader's Church fulfilling its healing and regenerative purpose in their respective communities.
An occasional misconception is that Field Assistants meet only with branches that are struggling. On the contrary, these experienced practitioners work with any church membership desiring to explore fresh ways to meet community needs through the provisions for church activity given by Mrs. Eddy in the Church Manual.
A workshop with a Field Assistant includes sharing insights that strengthen and unify a church's reason for being; realizing the spiritual power underlying our ministry; discussing priorities in church activity and how we can refine procedures and activities so they serve, rather than encumber, our mission.
