I love Easter! I am always drawn into reflecting on Jesus and the meaning of the cross and the hope of resurrection. Every year, I feel the clear sense that it’s happening all over again as Spring reemerges with the new life, color and scents of a renewed earth. This coming Easter Weekend, April 22-24, 2011, we’ll have special events … Read More
Girls’ Night Out
Girls Night Out is coming to our church this Sunday evening, April 10, 2011 at 6:00, and I hope that a lot of our First Assembly ladies are able to attend! This is an event opportunity for our church to host. First, it is a chance to bring ladies from around Lafayette together. If you’ve been looking for an event … Read More
Visioneering Summarized
The following post brings together the four significant parts of our strategic plan: Core Values, Mission, Vision, and Goals.We have identified five Core Values: Discover, Experience, Relate, Serve, and Grow. I might talk about them in the following ways:Discover: This value expresses our desire to be a church where everyone on the spectrum between unbeliever and mature believer has the … Read More
Visioneering, part 2
A couple weeks back I posted a blog called, “Visioneering“. It was one of the most well-read blogs I have written up to this point! I planned when I wrote it that I would visit the four components of the strategic plan we’ve written for First Assembly here. Next Sunday, April 3 at 6:30PM, we’ll be having the first of … Read More
Mission of Mercy Results and Other Missions News
What a fantastic weekend at First Assembly here in Lafayette, Indiana! I thought I would quickly post here the results of the child sponsorship campaign that took place here this weekend in our Sunday worship services. 87 children were sponsored! This is in addition to the dozens of children that are already faithfully sponsored by people in our church who … Read More
5 Great Things about Life Groups
As I see it, there are at least 5 great elements to the Life Groups ministry that we’re training people for this Sunday, March 13 from 4:30PM to 7:30PM. I heard tonight that 80 people are signed up for the second Life Group Leadership Seminar! There’s still time to sign up by emailing lifegroups@firstag.org. SO, the 10 great things– 1. … Read More
Visioneering
This past weekend, I spent about 12 hours with the staff, deacons and a few others from our church talking about the Values, Mission, Vision, and Goals of First Assembly. This was one of the most exciting things I’ve had a chance to lead since I’ve been here. Next month, we’ll be meeting with all the leadership of the church … Read More