This weekend our church will celebrate its 30th Anniversary. I am excited because we have a gathering for core leaders tomorrow morning, then our 3 weekend services, and then a community wide celebration on Sunday afternoon. During the Sunday afternoon celebration, we will celebrate our church planters. Kentwood Community Church has planted 10 churches in its history. I got a chance to see the video where each of the church planters delivered a brief greeting to KCC. It was really cool to think about the impact of strategically placing these new churches all around the region. So many more people have the opportunity to participate in exciting worship and fellowship because of these 10 churches. I can't wait for our congregation to experience the video together. I think we will all be praising God for what He has done.
In Christ,
Kyle
Friday, October 2, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Outreach is Cool!!
Yesterday, a gentleman walked into our church building and asked to meet with me. He told me that two people had sent him to talk with me because they told him I was a "good man". (Awww, shucks!!) Anyway, he told me a little about his life - former gang member, drug dealer, etc. He told me that he had been trying to find a job for a year and was having no success. I asked him about his spiritual background. He mentioned that he accepted Christ and had been baptized, but he does not currently have a Bible and can't remember the last time he read one. I gave him a New Testament, asked him to read John 3:16 and we talked about it briefly before I prayed with him.
During our conversation though, I remembered that it was Wednesday. Wednesday is significant because we have re-launched our Career Transition Ministry at KCC. There is a woman in our congregation that runs a career placement firm, and she felt led by God to donate one day of her time per week to help people find jobs. So, after praying with this gentleman, I was able to walk him down the hall to meet with Judy, the woman who runs our Career Transition Ministry. When I spoke with Judy later in the day, she was just glowing. She was able to help him create a resume and print out 20 copies of it. She helped him apply for 3 jobs online, and he is supposed to go and visit 3 places on his own. What a blessing!! I am so thankful to God for people like Judy that choose to give their time in that way. I am also praying that the gentleman will get a hunger for God's Word that he can't even explain.
In Christ,
Kyle
During our conversation though, I remembered that it was Wednesday. Wednesday is significant because we have re-launched our Career Transition Ministry at KCC. There is a woman in our congregation that runs a career placement firm, and she felt led by God to donate one day of her time per week to help people find jobs. So, after praying with this gentleman, I was able to walk him down the hall to meet with Judy, the woman who runs our Career Transition Ministry. When I spoke with Judy later in the day, she was just glowing. She was able to help him create a resume and print out 20 copies of it. She helped him apply for 3 jobs online, and he is supposed to go and visit 3 places on his own. What a blessing!! I am so thankful to God for people like Judy that choose to give their time in that way. I am also praying that the gentleman will get a hunger for God's Word that he can't even explain.
In Christ,
Kyle
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