I can’t believe it, but Advent is already here! By the time you receive this newsletter, the first Sunday of Advent will be the next Sunday. It seems that every year the beginning of the church calendar surprises us. We’re barely ready for Thanksgiving, and the first snow falls. We...
Our Christmas Special this year is called “A Colorful Latin American Christmas!” For God, borders don’t exist. Our intention is to demonstrate musically how God can be praised and worshipped in different music styles and cultures. Since it is in the middle of the summer in the...
Thank you to everybody who turned out for the two town hall conversations we’ve had in recent weeks about our worship services. In both gatherings people brought their honest opinions and experiences forward. Further, people have continued to offer helpful input between those gatherings...
I’d like to invite you to begin a conversation with me about our worship services. As we’ve stated earlier this summer, our one-service schedule has spurred some thoughts and questions about how we gather together to worship God. In the coming weeks, on Sunday, October 2nd and...
This summer has been flying by as most summers do. By the time you receive this, it will have been almost two months since we began our summer schedule of just one Sunday morning service. Throughout these past months, I’ve been hearing feedback from numerous people about this format. Our...
Vacation Bible School was incredible this year! All week long we explored stories in Scripture of people who were called to do hard things with God’s help. Kids had a blast, and our leaders made meaningful connections with kids from our church, our daycare, and new kids we had not met...
As we approach the summer, our Sunday mornings are going to look different. Starting on Sunday, May 28th, Memorial Day Weekend, we’ll have just one Sunday morning service at 10am, in the sanctuary. Each week we’ll incorporate different styles of worship in this time. Starting on...
We are thrilled to announce we are doing Vacation Bible School this summer! Our theme is “Challenge Accepted,” where we will explore how we can do hard things through the help of Jesus. VBS will take place during the week of Monday, June 6, through Friday, June 10, the first full...
Summer camp at Lakeshore Center at Okoboji is going to be such fun this year! The theme is “What’s in a name?” Names have great power. We will be reminded that God knows us and calls us each by name into a relationship. Along the journey, we discover who we are and how...
In light our conversation at the recent annual meeting about our staffing model moving forward, I figured it would be good to outline some of the changes in responsibilities you’ll see around the church. I’ll list various staff the ways the use of their time has changed. Austin is...
