A Weekend Too Short

Seriously, why are weekend only two days. I have so much more I need to get done around the house. Christie has created a 'honey-do' list and I only got one thing crossed off! (And this is not because I just wasted away my weekend) Between church and two active kids, everything else sometimes feels like mission impossible to complete. I'm just thinking we've got it backwards. Maybe it should be more like Monday - Friday off, work Saturday and Sunday. Awe, well Monday is here before you know it...hope your week turn's out good!

rH's REVEAL 2008

realHope Christian Church (rH) continues to take bold steps forward and anticipates 2008 to be a year of significant growth both spiritually and numerically. rH’s mission to reach people with real concerns and provide real answers to live a real purpose as Christ followers focuses us on our missional purpose as a church.

rH’s growth strategy will be supported with strategic outreach events, beginning of home groups, addition of leadership, and leveraged with new marketing techniques through mass emails, traditional mail, and web-site enhancements. Growth will rely on owners committing to spiritual growth with renewed focus on personal and corporate prayer life. Our vision to respond and release people into God’s freedom will continued to be reached with people becoming new devoted Christ-followers.

Strength in our current ownership (our word for members) will help increase our community awareness and outreach opportunities. Together rH will become a leading church in the community that provides a culture where people can come as they are and find life change in the body of Christ.

Our milestones will include:

Grow ownership to 50 people; average attendance 100.
Discover and develop community partnerships.
Complete building changes to facilities by end of Q1.
Recruit worship leader to start by Q2.
Participate in Fuquay-Varina spring festival (Q1) and fall festival (Q3).
Develop leadership infrastructure with new management team members and additional staff members.
Establish annual growth budget with support plan.
Revise vision plan to reflect current position and support future plan.
Develop guest connection process to ownership connection process.
Simplify administration data and communication processes.
Develop outreach events for Q2 & Q4.
Redesign prayer and supporter communication lines.
Design online giving web portal.
Simplify website to support current needs.
Develop and initiate home groups (Q1).

Join us this Sunday night at 6 PM for dinner. Come dream, plan, and pray with us as we seek out God's direction. All of the above will be discussed as we being a new year.

The Good News

Ok, sorry it took me a little longer to get the good news out. Many of you already know and if you are a reader of my wife's blog she already blogged about in our Christmas letter to family and friends. Yesterday I formally signed on to be the new Operations Manager for the recruitment center at Headway Corporate Resources. I'm really excited about this opportunity to lead such an outstanding team that is at the HRC. I also get to continue to work with Paulette who was the former Operations Manager - she's now moving to Directer of Recruitment, but her office will still be at the center. The HRC has had its bumps in the road, but I'm confidant we can take it to new levels in 2008. My boss, Suzanne will continue to give great leadership as we move forward. I truly work with some great people!

And...we broke another attendance record at church. This Sunday night is our first Owner's dinner & meeting of the year where we are kicking off our 2008 theme and plans for the year - Reveal. I truly believe this is a year where God is going to reveal some amazing truths to our church and reveal His way to our community through rH.

And...my dad comes home Friday. I cannot tell you how much I've missed his encouragement and support and love. He never stops giving it even through dealing with his own things and far away, but his presence on a Sunday morning when I feel like quiting or the moment I'm going crazy trying to balance the bivocational life of work, family, and the church - well, he keeps me going and it will be good to seem him home.

And...our church sign should be done and up on the building in about two weeks. We have to get a building inspection but it should be no real big deal (please pray that it does not become a real big deal. Friday - Inspection - Prayer)

And...I'll have some other great news by the end of the month. It's even better than all the above! Really, I mean it!

So, reader, if close by come be my guest on Sunday at 10:30 am at rH. Come as you are...and don't worry, we don't allow perfect people.