weekend reflections
Another excellent weekend. Seems like we're on a roll these days, and I'm not getting weary of it at all. This one started with a terrific leadership seminar at our Shorewood campus with one of our CLC Directors, Dale Van Steenis. It was encouraging to see so many future leaders present, along with some of our current staff and key leaders, and Dale was his own inimitable self as he keep us entertained and challenged at the same time.
Saturday night in Tinley was one of the largest attendances of the summer and once again, worship at each service was especially anointed, which certainly set the stage for our look at the book of Acts in this installment of our Road Trip for God series. I was just overjoyed to see several men respond to the invitation to receive Christ at the close of the services - thank God for new people who are coming to faith at CLC!
My wife was at our South Bend campus today as we welcomed the new Campus Pastors, Chris & Amber Payne and our new Worship Directors for that campus, Chad & Lisa Wasmundt. It's great to have both of those families on location now, and Chris reports that the afternoon session helped us to uncover the spiritual gifts and passion of the current South Bend membership, which will be a great help as we move forward in our preparation for a Grand Re-launch there in February, 2008.
Pastor Dan tells me that Dale Van Steenis hit it out of the park in their Sunday service, and that every parking space was occupied in Shorewood this morning, with many first-time guests and a super attendance there.
With our total attendance hovering in the 1,500 range even during the final days of summer vacation, this Fall is bound to see significant increase at each campus - man, that's exciting!
Don't dare miss this coming weekend when each campus will focus on "Ready, Set, GO!"
Saturday night in Tinley was one of the largest attendances of the summer and once again, worship at each service was especially anointed, which certainly set the stage for our look at the book of Acts in this installment of our Road Trip for God series. I was just overjoyed to see several men respond to the invitation to receive Christ at the close of the services - thank God for new people who are coming to faith at CLC!
My wife was at our South Bend campus today as we welcomed the new Campus Pastors, Chris & Amber Payne and our new Worship Directors for that campus, Chad & Lisa Wasmundt. It's great to have both of those families on location now, and Chris reports that the afternoon session helped us to uncover the spiritual gifts and passion of the current South Bend membership, which will be a great help as we move forward in our preparation for a Grand Re-launch there in February, 2008.
Pastor Dan tells me that Dale Van Steenis hit it out of the park in their Sunday service, and that every parking space was occupied in Shorewood this morning, with many first-time guests and a super attendance there.
With our total attendance hovering in the 1,500 range even during the final days of summer vacation, this Fall is bound to see significant increase at each campus - man, that's exciting!
Don't dare miss this coming weekend when each campus will focus on "Ready, Set, GO!"
posted by Pastor Jerry McQuay at 2:57 PM
1 Comments:
Pastor Jerry I so enjoyed the Shorewood leadership meeting on Saturday. I really don't like arriving late to anything, but I knew we had to be there. I am so thankful that we made the trip. While in that meeting, the Holy Spirit just started dropping ideas and plans to us for the Life Group Ministry that I found myself not being able to keep up writing everything out!!! What a huge blessing that meeting was! We now know we had a God-appointment! Pat E.
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