June Worship Gathering

hey gang,

how about this time around we get out of the building all together?

i'm thinking with family, thus the early contact...

we can cook out (hot dogs/brats/burgers), play some flag football (anybody get us some flags and stuff for that?),  frisbee golf (could use gear for this as well), swim, etc...

ok, next. 

anyone have a good place to do all the above...i used to use a place east of new haven called stillwater camp...does anyone know where that is or if it still exists?

finally, mark your calendars for saturday, june 28, 10am - afternoon-ish...the mexico team is just getting home the previous saturday (the date on which the gathering would normally fall)...

that's it for now, UNLESS - you want to grab some grub with me in the near future and plan this baby...then, let me know,

thanks,

craig

ps...i am going to set up an email subscription to the "GraceNotes" blog and need everyone to register so i can post these things in the future and be sure you all get the posts...there are still a couple of posts that need some attention - specifically the one about moving rehearsal day/time...thanks

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"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks."

 

Aubrey Anderson in Motorcycle Accident

Hey gang,

Please pray for Aubrey Anderson. Kent called me today and tells me that he was in a terrible accident while returning from Indianapolis. Kent was on his way to see him when he called. I will fill you all in as I discover details.

Thanks,
craig

Worship Gathering Agenda Items

This past Saturday some of us gathered to discuss the next two chapters in Dangerous Act and a few other things:

1) Rehearsal day change (see post below).

2) Brief service review post Edge. Immediately following the Edge service we will meet for 5-10 minutes in the "green" room to touch base about whatever is on our minds from the morning. Thus far we've laughed more than talked, because I am so professional. I just don't want a week or more to go by and we not discuss things that need to be discussed. Basically it's a chance to help you discuss how I can make things for a win, win... win for all of us.

Additionally, we ate some very good pizza, that my system didn't care to contain past the two hour mark - more on that in person, if you wish...

Lastly, at this point the gatherings have not been mandatory and I understand when you have an occasional conflict, but please try to make these gatherings, especially since they are scheduled every fourth Saturday each month. Thanks.

FYI, I see these gatherings as important for several reasons:

1) I place tremendous value on the entire team getting together socially (as some of you have also noted).

2) Many times I would like to relay certain information to the whole team in person for a variety of reasons.

3) This is a time for us to focus on the growth and development of our souls through discussion and interaction with Scripture and other God - focused material. Having these discussions ensures that we are coming before God and the people He's entrusted us to lead, knowing who we are serving beside. It's important that each of us are open, honest, and authentic in these settings. We do not always have to agree, but we do need to have an honest thought. It is a great opportunity for confession and accountability.

4) This is our team, not "my" team. This is a chance for other members to step into a leading role in a very safe atmosphere.

Thanks,
craig

Rehearsal Day Change: Part 2

Ok...

I've heard from 8 of you here and a few of you in real world conversations, so let's discuss the following:

What are the pros and cons of moving rehearsal to Sunday morning from 6:00am - 8:30am (summer hours)? 6:00am - 8:15am (fall - spring)?

Rehearsal Day Change?

here's the deal...I am desiring the moving of rehearsal to a week night soon...

choices right now are:

Wednesday night- 7-9pm

Thursday night 7-9pm

Please place your vote and/or speak your mind here. thx

craig

how...

   do you handle a situation with 100% grace and 100% truth?  is that even possible?  i don't think so.  i'm not GOD.  so then, what does being full of grace and full of truth look like?  is truth at all measured by worldly standards? laws, justice, social mores etc.   ...or is the truth strictly biblical truth? then is it new testament truth not bound by o.t. law?  

can you tell i'm struggling with this? :/  

i probably shouldn't blog when i am in such a state of questioning....

Here's Your Sign...or is it?

So lately I've been asking God to show my husband and I what His plan is for our lives...in jobs, house vs. apartment, location, family, etc. However, I don't feel like I'm hearing anything. David's been looking for a job now since about November because his is supposed to end in June, which means we'll lose our insurance also. And with a baby on the way, this is not good. He has sent resumes out everywhere, and he hasn't received even as much as a call...until lately.

He is now in the top 40 to make it into the newest class of the fire department. The class started out with over 630 applicants, and now there is 40-some, of which they'll pick 20-30. And my questions lately have been this...is the reason we haven't heard as much as a call because God's plan is the fire department? Does God work like that? Or is this just a way that women get their hopes up for their husbands futures only to find out that things don't work out as we want them to? And are there times when our desires and God's plan match up? It says in Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the LORD;And He will give you the desires of your heart." Now I know our desires won't always line up with His, but how do we pray to Him then...when we know our desire is one thing but we know His might be different? And should we expect Him to answer us when we pray, or how should we expect Him to answer us?