Periodically we hold church-wide voting to confirm or deny what your core leadership discerns is God’s direction for us as a church. Today, you are being presented with several items for consideration that will be voted on October 12. Allow me to explain…
First, myself and your Deacons are proposing five amendments to our current By-laws. The fact that we as a church have by-laws and are seeking to keep them updated should be comforting and encouraging to us all!
We have posted a listing of these proposed amendments along with our current complete Constitution and By-laws online by CLICKING HERE (user name is “fellowship” and pass code is “prayer”). Paper copies of both are also available in the Main Welcome Center. Please view these online or physically.
Second, your Administrative Team is presenting Kay Crawford and Doug Lawson as nominees to serve on the Administrative Team.
This is a total of seven individual items for your prayerful consideration. Myself, your Deacons, and your Administrative Team are excited to put these items before you for your vote on October 12!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
God's Highway...
Last week, Darla Greer e-mailed me a journal entry she had recently written. With her permission, I thought it would aid your journey as it did mine. So enjoy…
“Life is full of twists & turns….definitely not a straight path. We are faced with choices each day, some which require ‘yielding’ before moving forward. Of course, we can feel it’s our right to stop or go ahead and not yield. That decision may cause us to get off course or worse to derail us completely.
What does yielding mean? First, be alert and cautious…look around before we move. Second, to proceed (with caution), go forward, don’t stop!
God is constantly giving us opportunities to yield to Him and others in Christian authority. By yielding to Him we aren’t growing complacent, stagnant or staying the same….we are flowing in the journey.
What does yielding mean to you? It may mean giving up old ideas or plans and going in a new direction. It may be moving over to a new ‘lane’ to allow others to go ahead of you…releasing them as new leaders.
Without a doubt yielding to God’s will is the only way to find peace and success in this life that Christ saved us to live. Not always easy, but essential.
Go in peace and watch as you go for God wants to bless you.”
Thank you Darla for sharing this with us all!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
“Life is full of twists & turns….definitely not a straight path. We are faced with choices each day, some which require ‘yielding’ before moving forward. Of course, we can feel it’s our right to stop or go ahead and not yield. That decision may cause us to get off course or worse to derail us completely.
What does yielding mean? First, be alert and cautious…look around before we move. Second, to proceed (with caution), go forward, don’t stop!
God is constantly giving us opportunities to yield to Him and others in Christian authority. By yielding to Him we aren’t growing complacent, stagnant or staying the same….we are flowing in the journey.
What does yielding mean to you? It may mean giving up old ideas or plans and going in a new direction. It may be moving over to a new ‘lane’ to allow others to go ahead of you…releasing them as new leaders.
Without a doubt yielding to God’s will is the only way to find peace and success in this life that Christ saved us to live. Not always easy, but essential.
Go in peace and watch as you go for God wants to bless you.”
Thank you Darla for sharing this with us all!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Total Victory Can Be Yours!
You can have TOTAL VICTORY in every area of your life – yes you! Gone are the days of believing that others could have victory, but not you – I say NO MORE!
God has provided a way – a path – for you and me to live in TOTAL VICTORY. Victory is defined as “an act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition.”
Jesus said in Luke 10:19, “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” WOW! Are “snakes and scorpions” figurative of an “enemy or opponent” in life? YES!
So what are the steps to living in TOTAL VICTORY?
First, we need to recognize what or who is our enemy or opponent. Second, we must believe that what Jesus told us is really true – He indeed has given us His authority for victory. And finally, we have got to “trample” these “enemies or opponents” in life – we have to take action of some sort to enforce the victory that is ours in Jesus! Faith is not faith until there is action taken (James 2:26).
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
God has provided a way – a path – for you and me to live in TOTAL VICTORY. Victory is defined as “an act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition.”
Jesus said in Luke 10:19, “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” WOW! Are “snakes and scorpions” figurative of an “enemy or opponent” in life? YES!
So what are the steps to living in TOTAL VICTORY?
First, we need to recognize what or who is our enemy or opponent. Second, we must believe that what Jesus told us is really true – He indeed has given us His authority for victory. And finally, we have got to “trample” these “enemies or opponents” in life – we have to take action of some sort to enforce the victory that is ours in Jesus! Faith is not faith until there is action taken (James 2:26).
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Leadership...
You are a leader! Yes, you! Leadership is influence. And you provide influence (leadership) beginning with yourself and extending to other areas of your daily life!
You can become a better leader. And I want to help: On Wednesday’s (6:30 – 7:30PM) beginning September 10 and ending November 19, I will teach on leadership.
You will discover such things as…
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
You can become a better leader. And I want to help: On Wednesday’s (6:30 – 7:30PM) beginning September 10 and ending November 19, I will teach on leadership.
You will discover such things as…
- The vision and structure of small groups
- The practicals of prayer
- The power and practicals of goal setting
- The 6 key components of healthy small groups
- Process of change / leading others through it
- The abc’s of communication
- The 10 commandments of confrontation
- What to do with children in small groups
- How to positively deal with difficult people
- And much more!
Loving and Leading,
Jeff Powell
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