A Note from Bob -
I've had the privilege of visiting with many of you in person this Summer at your churches and I am on my way to more of your churches in the Fall. I'm so thankful for the time I've been able to be in your city and to see your community through your eyes. So many of you have shared with me all the amazing things that God is doing in and through you and your church in your community. I am constantly in awe of all that God is up to in our network and I'm grateful we are all on this adventure together.
I am especially excited about all the churches that have been planted in the last year and Go God! as another is launching next month - we are praying for you Blake! It is true that the most effective and efficient means of reaching people with the Gospel is the starting of new churches and that is what we are all about. We want to see every church in our network become a church starting center. Just last week, Kristina and I were in Kansas City with Pastor John Dirkse, from Redeemer Rockford, assessing his next planter couple, Matt and Erin Joiner. I managed to capture this moment as John was parying over them in one of the sessions on Calling...
I am also really excited about this next year. I know God has some amazing things in store for you, your marriages, your families, your churches, and your communities. As we kick off this new ministry season I am reminded of a question I asked most of you about at our Pastors retreat two years ago in Ft Lauderdale... What is your RE: ? One thing I know for sure is that our adversary will try to keep us from doing what God wants us to do and accomplish for His Glory and to make an impact in our communities with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Some of our greatest weapons to fight the enemy’s attacks are what we spent time talking about, identifying, and praying for at that RE:treat in February of 2021...
RE: connect
RE: create
RE: flection
RE: member
RE: newall
RE: creation
RE: st
RE: alize
So here is your RE:minder...
As many of you kick off your fall ministries in the next week or so, I pray you center yourselves on the things from above. Continue to lean into this network for encouragement, prayer, or questions that you may have. This is a community of Christian brothers, designed to help each of us walk, not alone, but in community with those in the same seasons of Pastoral leadership.
In Christ - Bob
Is your church impacting your community? We as a network want to celebrate that with you! Contact Elise Iler at eiler@highpointsend.org so we can praise God for what he is doing through your ministry together!
