This Sunday is the beginning of the fall schedule. It means worship times change to 9 and 11:15 a.m. and 6:11p.m. on Sundays. There are programs picking up from last spring and many new ones launching I am excited about. But mostly, it is the family of believers coming back together to worship, learn, serve and witness the Good News of Jesus Christ. For me, the fall is a homecoming where loved ones reconnect and the church family is reunited in love and grace.
This fall we come together around the theme of the 5 Practices of Fruitful Congregations. All the information you need to join in the study and sharing on these 5 Practices is found elsewhere on the church web site. I encourage you to get into a small study group or start one. Read the book and let your voice be heard in this conversation. The 5 Practices will cause us to reflect and (I hope and pray) embrace more deeply the Core Values of our congregation. I am looking for this time together to be a launching pad for the direction of our ministry in the next several months and for years to come.
This Sunday Pastor Reed and I will share in a dialogue sermon on the Practice of Radical Hospitality. The next few days I will be writing about this topic and asking you to begin to consider what Jesus taught us about hospitality.
I look forward to seeing you in church on Sunday. The family is gathering and I can’t wait.
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