A Year

It's hard to believe that we are planning for our one year anniversary service. It seems like it has gone by so fast but at the same time when i think about all that has happened.......it seems like 5 years! It has been the hardest thing that I have EVER done in my life by far but it has been the MOST rewarding at the same time! There is no way that I could have prepared myself for this. I read books, attended conferences, spent hours interviewing church planters, and even interviewed pastors from Vegas.........nothing I "heard" made any impact on me until i got my feet wet. I know now what they meant by things like, "It's like ridding a roller coaster" and "If you have any quit in you at all don't do this"! Church planters are my hero's. They are doing it on the front lines. If you know one, make it a point this year to pray for them, call them and encourage them or find some way to bless them.

plan for Jan!

I am back online from having no internet at the house. I was switching carriers and there were some technical difficulties.
I am very pumped up about December. We were going to do a sermon series tied around the holidays but i believe i have heard some instructions from the Lord. He said that as a church we are to fast the first 21 days of January, increase prayer from one night to two nights a week which will lead us up to Bishop Miller and Duane White being here for our one year anniversary. At the end of this time, we will all go through the 13 week study called "Experiencing God". I am looking forward to what God will do with us. I believe we are coming up on a "Kiros" moment in the life of our church.
We have lots of people graduating from 4th gear (leadership development) and will be leading several ministries. This will allow us to reach more people and make more disciples. I am very grateful God leading us through this patient approach to church growth. We have seen INCREDIBLE change in the lives of people as we do our best to make them followers of Christ! He is building a "dream team" and i have had the great benefit of watching it happen!