Archive for March, 2009
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There has been so many things that have been happening in our world. Here are some of the things that we have done in the past couple of weeks:
- Cleaning the house, pressure washing the deck, spreading mulch, mowing the year, getting rid of some trash, etc.
- We put our house on the market. It is listed, so we can move to Columbia…Any takers?
- Deanna and I just returned from a mini-vacation in Savannah, GA! That is such a great place and we thoroughly enjoyed our time there.
- Been receiving and processing resumes for the Children’s Ministry Director Position…here is the link for my thoughts about the role.
- Trying to make as many contacts as possible in Columbia to meet people and get the name of NewSpring out there!
- Trying to setup meetings/appointments with some local officials to see if we can nail down a location for our Columbia Campus.
- Teaching the premarital Class at the Greenville Campus…we have had 25 couples there each week to learn about marriage and their roles in the marriage it has been a blast.
It has been a little nuts lately, but we are so pumped about everything that is going on and the road that is continuing to lead us to Columbia, SC!! What a ride and more to come!!
Here are notes that I took with attending the ChurchPlanters.com Conference of Session #1 with Shawn Lovejoy. It is really late, but I thought there were some really good nuggets in the talk, so I am passing them along.
How to lead in financial crisis…
- How to lead in an economy that is upside down.
- Are we focused more on the offerings or on how blessed we are by God??
- Proverbs 22:3 & 27:12 - it is in the bible twice - says the same thing.
- Prudent - crafty and skillful
- What does it mean to be prudent for you and your team??
- “I believe that God is looking for prudent leaders in regards to how we handle our money!”
- Be a pastor of prudence and faith…not just faith.
- God places a high value on wisdom and faith.
- Any time money is brought up prudence is mentioned…
- God won’t bless us with more than we can handle…parable of the talents.
- Prudent leaders have lots of faith, but they know that they have to balance faith with wisdom
- Luke 14:28 - Don’t begin without counting the cost…
- Sometimes what we call faith is just foolishness in God’s eyes…
- Faith is not presuming on the blessing of God, but it trusting in the sovereignty of God…
- What is the balance of living on the edge and not walking in faith….living on the edge by God’s wisdom is walking in faith!!
- You are responsible for what you do have, not what you don’t have!
- Prudent leadership means having people in our church that we seek wise counsel from…who know our community and knows our church!
- Some people were in a church who couldn’t make a move without the church elder’s passing gas!
- Ask for wisdom, but don’t give away leadership.
- Balance faith and wisdom!!
- Proverbs 12:15, “…wise leaders listen to others.”
- Prudent leadership says that we have a budget and we are going to life by it!!
- Proverbs 21:20, “…a prudent leaders values all he has.”
We have an opening for someone to join us on staff at our Columbia Campus. It is for someone to lead our children’s ministry! I am super stoked about the possibilities that this position holds. I am not just looking for any person, I am looking for a specific person. Here is what I am looking for:
- I want someone SOLD OUT to the vision of NewSpring Church, which is to “make the name of Jesus FAMOUS one life at a time.”
- I want someone who is a LEADER. You must be able to lead people…there is a HUGE difference in managing people and leading them.
- I want someone who will CAST vision to volunteers.
- I want someone who will RECRUIT volunteers.
- I want someone who will TRAIN volunteers.
- I want someone who will continue to CHALLENGE and PUSH to take the children’s area to the NEXT LEVEL.
- I want someone who is a TEAM PLAYER.
- I want someone excited about making an ETERNAL IMPACT in COLUMBIA, SC.
Does this sound like you? Does this excite you? Well…let me know!
Here is the write up from the NewSpring Jobs Page:
At NewSpring, we are passionate about seeing kids experience Jesus on their level. We are looking for a leader to carry out this vision for the children at the NewSpring Church Columbia campus. Our children’s ministry values relationships, creative Bible teaching, age appropriateness, safety, and fun! The qualifications necessary to uphold this vision include a love for Jesus and children, the ability to lead, gifts in communication, detail oriented and a team player mindset.
If you think you have what it takes to begin and lead the children’s ministry for the Columbia campus, then we want to hear from you.
To Apply: e-mail columbia@newspring.cc to request an application to submit with your resume and cover letter.
Have you ever been to Savannah, GA?? If so please help me out with some of the best things to see in there!
Deanna and I are heading there this weekend and we have some things that we want to experience, but we would love to hear some of the best stuff to see and do from people who have been there!
Here are some questions to get you thinking:
- Should we do a tour? If so, which one?
- What restaurant(s) should we check out?
- What are the best sites to see?
- Are there any shows that should not be missed?
- Is there something that you did, that you would NOT recommend?
- Where is the best place to get dessert?
Don’t hold anything back!
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