First off, I want to thank all of you who attended the annual congregational meeting Sunday afternoon. I also want to thank those of you who have spoken to or emailed me since the meeting expressing your concerns for my feelings. Let me assure you all that I was not hurt or offended by any comments that were made during the meeting. The purpose of these meetings is not just to vote on a ballot and a budget. They are opportunities for members to express their own feelings and concerns about what is going on in the church.
For those of you who did not attend the meeting for one reason or another, there was a discussion dealing the format of our current worship services. Part of the discussion was about the difficulty we are having in staffing volunteers for children's programming during each of our TWO (2) services. The leadership has been considering several options in this regard, but no decision has been made. One idea is to return to having only one worship service. With the new larger auditorium, we could accommodate everyone quite comfortably with plenty of room for growth.
Related to this was a discussion about the possibility of returning to a regular Sunday school program again. While it is a possibility, there are some serious logistical and staffing problems to consider before that could happen. All in all, I believe it was a good informative discussion where individuals expressed their views respectfully.
There are serious challenges facing our congregation as well as great opportunities. We need to be focused on achieving our mission more than ever. In difficult times, we need to remember that our God is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine. Please continue to keep the elders and myself in your prayers. With our new elders, Dave Nordhielm and Scott Thatcher, serving with our current elders, I believe we have a solid foundation of leadership on which to move forward and continue to growth.
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