Sunday Mind Dump (through the eyes of the wife).

1)WABC is celebrating 71 years of ministry this month. We have several speakers coming each Sunday for the next couple of weeks. Needless to say its going to be a long month. Marc has already discussed doing things a little different next year. Right now the majority of our members have reached age 60 and above and the pace of the church as it exist at this moment is getting too much for many of them. Over time we hope to become more intentional and focused in our ministry and the opportunities we offer to our members.


2)We are only in our second year (technically its only our first) so as much as you would like to make changes, thankfully we got advice a long time ago (even before leading WABC was a thought in our mind) that transition takes time and is in know way the same as planting your own church. It is never a good idea to go in and completely wipe out the years of tradition that older churches are use to. I have seen this done and usually what is left behind is a mass of confusion and hurt.


3)Speaking of purpose. I am very excited about our upcoming Wednesday night services. Marc decided that The Purpose Driven Church needed to be discussed not just in our staff meetings but with our congregation as well. I am usually in the back on Wednesday nights taking care of paperwork, but for the next couple of weeks I will be sitting in on the classes. I loved reading the book and after reading it ...... it actually changed my direction/focus in ministry.


4) We had a great time Saturday morning at the Cancer Walk. I love connecting with the women at the church, add in a good cause and I am a happy lady.



5) Marc and I will be attending several banquets this month. One of the events will benefit the Life Enrichment Center in Norfolk that we partnered with for the backpack giveaway. The other is actually a banquet in which we are along with several others will be honored for our contribution to ministry. Can you guess which one I am most looking forward to (keep in mind I prefer being in the shadows)? LOL


6) Preparations have begun for the celebration of our first year anniversary at WABC. The planning committee has been trying very hard to keep me out of the loop. For the most part they are succeeding, which for a person who is usually the one planning......well lets just say, its driving me crazy. I hate being out of the loop when it comes to the behind the scenes stuff!


7) I'm very excited for our Senior Ministry. Next weekend they will be treated to a special night of dinner and music. The music will be provided by some friends of ours who have a gospel quartet. Now they are not the kind of quartet that most of you all may be thinking of. These guys can blow. Even my daughters love their music. So even though none of us have reached the age of a senior citizen, we will be sneaking in to hear them Saturday night. HA


8) One event that I am very excited about attending is the Leadership Conference that will be held at Calvary Revival Church in Norfolk. When Marc and I first returned from overseas we attended Calvary for a while, but eventually ended up at another church to help with their ministry. At the time they were just starting to grow. I remember having to stand in line to get in. They eventually moved to another facility and have expanded even more since then. I love listening to Pastor McBath speak.


9) I did actually take some time out from ministry to spend a little time doing something I really love. Which is creating with my hands. Life got a bit stressful this month and I now realize I have spent very little time doing fun stuff. Add in our canceled vacation and lets just say my body decided to teach me a little lesson (try a bp that was 150/95...not good). After the walk on Saturday Nicki and I made a pack to get out and walk at least once a week. One of our church members heard about my high blood pressure and gave me a disc with exercises on it.


10) I forgot to mention that during the cancer walk we were approached by someone who was doing a podcast about the walk. He asked us to have a representative speak for us and tell them who we were and who we were representing at the walk. You can hear it here. It was really cool and gave us an opportunity to get some free publicity for WABC.