September 12th we will be adding a 9:00 worship experience to our 10:30 worship experience. It is exciting times!
The kid’s ministry during the first two months of 2010 has seen a 48% increase in participation over the same time period in 2009. We have even had over 100 kids a few times! Nancy Christensen has been serving as our leader in this area for the last year and a half. Because of the increase in her workload and responsibility, Nancy joined our staff in November. As a pastor and as a father of two boys, I’m so grateful for her leadership and I’m so thankful for the many adults and middle and high school students who serve in this important ministry. If you have suggestions, questions, or want to serve in some way—Nancy would love to hear from you. You can find her on Sunday mornings or email her at nancy@watersedgeomaha.com.
In addition to starting a new worship experience, we will be starting new small groups in the fall as well. Obviously our worship attendance and volunteerism has grown significantly in the past couple of years. Our small group participation has also increased, but not at the same rate as our worship and volunteerism. Jill Schumacher joined our staff a few weeks ago to coordinate our small group ministry, volunteer ministry, and guest follow-up ministry. She has been one of our volunteer coordinators and has done a wonderful job in that role for the past year. We are looking for people who are willing to host and / or lead a small group. It’s pretty simple, it’s a great way to serve, and it’s an excellent way to make friends. I also want to encourage you to pray about joining a small group in the fall. If you have suggestions, questions, or want to host, lead, or join a group—Jill would love to hear from you. You can find her on Sunday mornings or email her at jill@watersedgeomaha.com.
Our biggest strength as a congregation is our volunteers. Last week in worship, we made a low key ask for a few more volunteers in a few areas where a little more help is needed. We had a dozen new people volunteer! We have hundreds of people who volunteer at least once a month in everything from playing music, serving donuts, setting up chairs, teaching children, welcoming guests, doing announcements, running the sound and media, etc… With a new worship experience, this fall we will have many more opportunities to serve. Serving is a great way to meet people, have fun, be part of a team, and grow closer to God. If you are not serving and want to, simply express your interest on your registration card or send Nancy (for the kid’s team) or Jill (for all other teams) an email.
I’m so excited where God is going to take us in the future and I’m equally excited to see what God is going to do in and through your life as well!
In Christ,
Craig
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