As we kick off the new ministry year, the Connection Department wanted to say thanks and welcome back by offering an opportunity for nibbles and fellowship for all our welcome team members after each of the services the weekend of Sept 11 and 12.  Whenever you are free just pop in to room 105 (near the prayer room, southwest entrance into the auditorium and kitchen door) and say hi, meet the staff, welcome team leaders and new and returning members of the welcome team hospitality “army” :-)

Whether or not you are able to come, please know that we love and appreciate you and it fthere’s anything we can do to better support you in this season of our lives, please let me know!

Blessings~~

Pastor JB, Pat Garnes and Terry Rainvlle

Studies show that people are ESPECIALLY under stress during times of transition. Subsequently they can be ESPECIALLY impacted by simple acts of hospitality, kindness, attention, and friendliness.

This is typically the time of year when people are relocating into new neighborhoods in time to start school. A simple gesture of welcoming attention can go a long way.

Hundreds of students and their families within miles of the church are also stepping into new grade levels, new schools, new athletic teams, new clubs and organizations with all kinds of cultural confusion for them. What can you and I do to show the hospitable heart of Jesus? Let’s be alert and responsive.

Just a couple of quick thoughts…

We are still seeing a number of guests checking out our church. Even though this may feel like a “down season” in the church calendar, we need to keep our guest-friendly antennas up because they are coming.

This is also a season where the newly relocated have landed in new towns and are checking out churches (and the Lord Himself) in a potentially turbulent time in their lives…

With our senior pastor on leave, people may be in all kinds of emotional places with their connection and questioning. Feel free to take someone’s “temperature” this weekend, and let me know if I need to have a conversation with you or someone else :-)