“Heeding
the CALL”
Dear
Church,
Do
you feel you might be gifted in ministries you haven’t attempted yet?
Do
you think you might enjoy ministering or teaching, but are worried you don’t
have the talent?
Is
there a new spiritual discipline you’re meaning to try, and are wondering if
now’s the time?
With
the kickoff of another school year just around the corner in September, and
with many of our weekday programs returning from summer break, I want to take
the opportunity to announce to you the beginning of a new program starting this
September: The Christian Academy for Life and Leadership (“CALL”). What is CALL, you might ask?
CALL
is envisioned as a small book study group and leadership seminar. It will be centered around the book “Velvet
Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith,” by Rob Bell (currently retailing for
$12 new on Amazon.com, and for only a few dollars used depending on where you
look).
The
CALL group will meet once a month—on the evening of the second Monday of each
month—in God’s Cave to discuss that month’s chapter of Velvet Elvis, as well as
to discern our own gifts for ministry.
Most importantly, we will be discussing how we might use those gifts to
further the spiritual life of our church in its current, 21st
century context. This is meant to be a
safe place to explore what we are called to be as leaders and as Christians in
a dynamic world!
If
you are interested in participating, please let me know as soon as
possible. I hope to have the first meeting
of CALL take place on Monday, September 10.
If you have any questions about CALL (or anything, really…), the
proverbial door is always open! As
always, it is a joy and a blessing to be here as your pastor!
Yours
in Christ,
Pastor Eric
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