This coming Wednesday night, June 24th, the church will have an opportunity to express love and encouragement to Frank and Julie and their family before their move to Las Vegas. We are grateful for the love, passion and humility we have seen in their lives over the last two and a half years. God used them among us and they will always be part of our family. We pray for God to continue to strengthen them for their new work in Nevada. Come Wednesday night with cards and pictures and be ready to encourage them.
New Greater Nashville Church Plan Announced
06.17.2009
On Wednesday night, June 3 a new plan was unveiled to the Greater Nashville Church that will involve a realignment of ministry staff and some changes in our Sunday and mid-week meetings.
On Sunday, July 5, Damien Charley, Keith Davis and Tim Kidwell will be recognized and appointed as evangelists because of the character and leadership they have already demonstrated and provided. In the same way, Sharon Davis and Brooke Kidwell will be recognized as women’s ministry leaders. Christina Charley who came off staff in February will be honored for her twelve years of ministry service.
Going forward Damien will be teamed with elder Dave Mundie and Elizabeth with a focus primarily on the training and equipping of Life Group leaders. Keith and Sharon will be teamed with full-time elder Barry Holt and Debbie with a focus primarily on our ministry to teens, pre-teens and their parents. Tim and Brooke Kidwell will be teamed with elder Priestley Reaves and Marilyn with a focus on building a great campus ministry in Middle Tennessee. Steve Brown and Tom Jones will continue to serve as teachers and ministry consultants. At this time there is no plan to look for another evangelist, though this could still happen in the future.
The new plans have already generated much excitement, and more details about these plans (including other responsibilities the ministry staff will have) can be seen by downloading the attached PDF.
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 1 Timothy 6:17-18
What is one thing that money
is good for? You can use it show
generosity. You can use it to show
faith!You can use it to show great faith! And that is exactly what the
Greater Nashville Church did on Wednesday night, May 20. In the midst of the
worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, coming off of some
challenging weeks in our corporate life (more on that in a moment), the church,
with just over 400 members, stepped up, opened their hearts and then their
wallets and gave $112,624 to support our brothers and sisters in Venezuela,
Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.And if the
past is an indication we can expect another $6,000 to $7,000 to come in the
next few weeks. [Note: as of 6/17/09 the total was up to $115,000.] All we can say is “Wow!” at how the disciples here enjoy the
grace of giving. To God be the glory!
Those in the Kingdom of God are those seeking to live in this
world by the standards of the Age to Come, but like our predecessors in the
First Century, we are still human and still have conflict. However, we have
kingdom principles to guide us through that conflict. As leaders, we are not perfect, but we are always striving to live our lives in the light. We are continually trying to put into practice what Paul said in 2 Corintians 4:1-7.
[4:1] Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. [2] Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. [3] And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. [4] The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. [5] For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. [6] For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. [7] But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
June 28, 2009
