I just returned from a six day trip to India to the city of Calcutta, now called Kolkata. What follows here are some initial impressions. While there, I spent time with Calcutta Mercy Ministries. You can learn more about them by looking at this link. I look forward to blogging a bit more in the coming days about the things … Read More
A Second Visioneering Meeting
This Sunday evening, April 17 at 6:30, we will be having the second of two Vision 2011 Meetings. Everyone who considers First Assembly their church home is encouraged to be present and participate. This coming Sunday night, we will briefly review the core values, mission, vision and goals of First Assembly that were presented in some detail at the first … 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
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
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