10 Year Anniversary, Christmas and a new campus

While here on our Staff Planning Retreat we have been making plans and setting strategic dates for some really great stuff:

We have discussed and landed on a a great creative idea for our best Christmas series ever and this years Christmas Eve services are going to be something real special. I can't give all the details away but I can assure you that you need to make sure you mark your calendar now for one of our three services on Christmas Eve at 2:30, 4, or 5:30.

We have mapped out an exciting year to celebrate our up coming 10 year anniversary in 2009! We have some great events planned to celebrate, remember, and most important look ahead at the next 10 years. On the night we have our 10 year anniversary party....you wont want to miss it! The plans we dreamed up yesterday had every staff member excited about being a part of that special night.

We are also putting in place the dates and strategy fro opening up our new campus. If all goes according to plan.....we will have our second campus open in a place that really needs one by early Spring. More details to come later...

I love these planning "get-a-ways" as it gives us a chance to get away from the daily task of ministry for a few days and plan out a strategic and specific vision for the upcoming year. It allows us to pray and seek the will of God for advancing God's purpose in our church. It allows us to provide for you a place that is dynamic, life-changing and one that you personally can be a special part.

Today's Bible Reading: Revelation Chapter 8

Some people jokingly look at our presidential election coming up and say to them selves.....these are the "end-times." Of course, know one knows when the "last trumpet will sound" and God will call for an end to the world as we know it. However, as we look at what the Bible describes as the end-times.......it will not be a joking matter. It will be "hell on earth" for those who live through it with out Christ.

Our main purpose as a church is to reach people so that they do not have to be on the wrong side of eternity. Never forget that. As a staff we plan everything with our purpose and vision in mind. To reach people for Christ!

This Sunday we launch a new series called Team Family. I hope you will invite a friend who needs to know the love and grace of God. The end of the world could be a hundred years from now....or it could be next month. Either way......we need to share Christ with people!