08/24/08 UPDATE
Yesterday was a weird one. Our total numbers were way down - mainly because we had almost no children. We only had 4 and we usually have 15 or so. It was just a strange confluence of events.
There were several really good things that took place. I had one couple commit to leading a small group. Another agreed to host a church fellowship at their house. We also had lunch after church and 23 people came. We had a good time getting to know one another.
The service was pretty challenging yesterday. I had a few cards that we will be mailing out for our service on the 14th and challenged people to come up and take one if they would use it to invite someone. The first person to do it was a lady who was at church for the first time! Several people took one and I had them put the person's name on it and we prayed for all those who would be invited.
I'm excited to see what's going to happen!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
08/18/08 UPDATE
We had 47 yesterday (33 adults/14 children). We had 4 first time guests. One was from a family where the wife came a few weeks ago and brought her husband back this week, so that's a good sign. The worship was especially good - we've added a guy who plays the bass and djembe.
I've really been praying for new people and salvations the past few weeks. We stared mailing hand-written cards to people who have moved into the neighborhood. Pray for fruit from them. Also, I received notice that there were 3 people who accepted Christ at the Sturgis motorcycle rally through a evangelistic outreach there. They all live in our neighborhood and I was given their contact information. Please pray for the follow up on that.
Continue praying for our upcoming launch on September 14th. I'm working on the Community Groups this week. There is a lot to prepare, but it sure is getting exciting.
Remember to pray for:
- 100 people on the 14th
- 80 people in small groups
- 5 salvations
- $5,000 to pay for it
We had 47 yesterday (33 adults/14 children). We had 4 first time guests. One was from a family where the wife came a few weeks ago and brought her husband back this week, so that's a good sign. The worship was especially good - we've added a guy who plays the bass and djembe.
I've really been praying for new people and salvations the past few weeks. We stared mailing hand-written cards to people who have moved into the neighborhood. Pray for fruit from them. Also, I received notice that there were 3 people who accepted Christ at the Sturgis motorcycle rally through a evangelistic outreach there. They all live in our neighborhood and I was given their contact information. Please pray for the follow up on that.
Continue praying for our upcoming launch on September 14th. I'm working on the Community Groups this week. There is a lot to prepare, but it sure is getting exciting.
Remember to pray for:
- 100 people on the 14th
- 80 people in small groups
- 5 salvations
- $5,000 to pay for it
Monday, August 11, 2008
08/11/08 UPDATE
The meeting I asked you to pray for last week went really well. We had 13 people at the house on Wednesday. I shared with them our goal to have 100 people in attendance on September 14, 2008. I asked the question, "What would it take for us to have 100 people in attendance?" and got some really great ideas and feedback. As we talked, it really created a "buzz" and people got excited. I even had a few that said we should have more than a 100.
They are also following through on a lot of the things we discussed. It's really exciting. I asked everyone to commit to 4 things:
1. Pray for three lost friends daily and prayerwalk their neighborhood once a week.
2. Invite 3 friends on September 14th.
3. Give 10% of their income to God's work.
4. Serve by contributing at least one hour a week.
I also asked them to pray for some specific goals. I'd like to ask you to pray for them too. Ask God to:
- send 100 people to Redeemer on September 14th.
- save 5 people during the WHY> Campaign.
- provide $5,000 so that we can complete everything we planned for the campaign.
- 80 adults to participate in Community Groups during the campaign.
We'll see what happens . . .
Yesterday went well. We had 44 (29 adults/15 children). Of those we also had 5 first time guests.
The meeting I asked you to pray for last week went really well. We had 13 people at the house on Wednesday. I shared with them our goal to have 100 people in attendance on September 14, 2008. I asked the question, "What would it take for us to have 100 people in attendance?" and got some really great ideas and feedback. As we talked, it really created a "buzz" and people got excited. I even had a few that said we should have more than a 100.
They are also following through on a lot of the things we discussed. It's really exciting. I asked everyone to commit to 4 things:
1. Pray for three lost friends daily and prayerwalk their neighborhood once a week.
2. Invite 3 friends on September 14th.
3. Give 10% of their income to God's work.
4. Serve by contributing at least one hour a week.
I also asked them to pray for some specific goals. I'd like to ask you to pray for them too. Ask God to:
- send 100 people to Redeemer on September 14th.
- save 5 people during the WHY> Campaign.
- provide $5,000 so that we can complete everything we planned for the campaign.
- 80 adults to participate in Community Groups during the campaign.
We'll see what happens . . .
Yesterday went well. We had 44 (29 adults/15 children). Of those we also had 5 first time guests.
Monday, August 04, 2008
08/04/08 UPDATE
Well, we're back in the saddle again. I had an awesome vacation last week. I purposefully did not let myself take anything work related and enjoyed a week away (with the exception of a couple of phone calls). We had a blast in Fishkill, NY. The boys swam almost every day (almost all day), caught about 4,000 fish, saw the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the New York subway system, Journey Church, Dylan's Candy store, Orange County Choppers, West Point, hiked Bear Mountain, and saw Wall-E. It was a fun, but busy week.
The only glitch took place on Sunday morning. We had our first horror story of meeting in a rented space. I got a call from the guy who was picking up the trailer and he couldn't get the lock off the hitch. I called to tell another guy to tell him the stuff would be late and he said, "Oh, we've got a bigger problem than that. We can't meet in the cafeteria. They waxed the floors this week and we can't get in there!" Long story short, they finally got everything worked out - cut the lock, set up in the hallway, and finally got started about 10 minutes late.
The exciting thing about it was that I was gone on the worst possible Sunday . . . but the team pulled it out. I can't tell you how awesome that makes me feel to know that we've got people who can and will pick up the slack. From what I hear, everybody was pitching in to help out. That's awesome.
Yesterday went pretty well. We had 43 (27 adults/16 children). We had to meet in the hallway again, but it went well. We also had 2 first time guests.
This week we're having an important meeting on Wednesday night. We're meeting at our house to discuss our plans for the Fall and pray. It will be really important because it is an entry point for several of the people who have just recently begun attending and want to get involved. We're also focusing a lot on what needs to take place in September when we do our Fall Launch. Pray that God will give me clarity as I express where I feel He is leading us. Also pray that the Spirit will be moving and we'll hear what God is showing others as well. Finally, pray that our prayer time will be open and encouraging.
Well, we're back in the saddle again. I had an awesome vacation last week. I purposefully did not let myself take anything work related and enjoyed a week away (with the exception of a couple of phone calls). We had a blast in Fishkill, NY. The boys swam almost every day (almost all day), caught about 4,000 fish, saw the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the New York subway system, Journey Church, Dylan's Candy store, Orange County Choppers, West Point, hiked Bear Mountain, and saw Wall-E. It was a fun, but busy week.
The only glitch took place on Sunday morning. We had our first horror story of meeting in a rented space. I got a call from the guy who was picking up the trailer and he couldn't get the lock off the hitch. I called to tell another guy to tell him the stuff would be late and he said, "Oh, we've got a bigger problem than that. We can't meet in the cafeteria. They waxed the floors this week and we can't get in there!" Long story short, they finally got everything worked out - cut the lock, set up in the hallway, and finally got started about 10 minutes late.
The exciting thing about it was that I was gone on the worst possible Sunday . . . but the team pulled it out. I can't tell you how awesome that makes me feel to know that we've got people who can and will pick up the slack. From what I hear, everybody was pitching in to help out. That's awesome.
Yesterday went pretty well. We had 43 (27 adults/16 children). We had to meet in the hallway again, but it went well. We also had 2 first time guests.
This week we're having an important meeting on Wednesday night. We're meeting at our house to discuss our plans for the Fall and pray. It will be really important because it is an entry point for several of the people who have just recently begun attending and want to get involved. We're also focusing a lot on what needs to take place in September when we do our Fall Launch. Pray that God will give me clarity as I express where I feel He is leading us. Also pray that the Spirit will be moving and we'll hear what God is showing others as well. Finally, pray that our prayer time will be open and encouraging.
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