GREAT THURSDAY MORNING EVERYONE!!!!!!
I heard this past weekend was AWESOME! And you know what? I didn’t hear it from any leaders or coaches in the church. I heard it from everyone else. I am so very encouraged that people are being ministered to by your lives and encouragement! Tony and David I heard did just an excellent job and I have to say that it is so exciting to me to hear back from the actual church community of lives changed and decisions made! Church, you are starting to really look and sound like the Bride of Christ!!!!
You are encouraging, edifying, preaching, teaching, living, sharing, telling, speaking, praying, moving, going, doing, loving, and being! WOW! And you know what is the coolest thing to me as the pastor of a church that is definitely in the middle of renewal and the beginnings of revival and visitation? The coolest thing is that I can already see that you don’t NEED me any longer! This is such an amazing place to be. I get to be the pastor that is not NEEDED, but the pastor that is WANTED! There are so many pulpits out there filled with pastors that are needed, yet not wanted, oh PRAISE GOD FOR THE health of a church that no longer NEEDS hand-holding, but longs for Fathering! So, with that said, let’s talk about what’s on the horizon.
This next era of church is about to become VERY fun. We will keep you updated step by step. The next phase includes some neat things that I want to make everyone aware of before I close.
- We are developing the children’s ministry and will be offering an actual Children’s program starting next week with new leaders and a vision to develop our little learners.
- We are building our Sunday services into a deeper worship experience. We are developing our worship ministry and teams, and working to build new teams for every level of the services. Get ready for a more streamlined service with even better teams that will be focused on making sure that people experience GOD and each other to the fullest!
- We will be starting a youth service this Fall in November which will be based on a small group with a teacher and worship leader and some fun events throughout the year. This will grow into a ministry for high school students and a separate ministry for junior high students over the next few years.
There are many other great things coming up such as the Call in DC which is just a short few days away and a trip to Atlanta on November 9, 2008, which we are opening up to EVERYONE where we will be sent out by the Atlanta Vineyard officially and blessed as a CHURCH!
You will see more details on this stuff later. For now, be encouraged! OUR GOD IS GREAT AND HE IS GREATLY TO BE PRAISED!!!!! I am so very proud of you Tapestry! You guys are the best church in the universe! Have a wonderful week!
Blessings!
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