Look How Far We've Come Kirby!

Again, I DO realize it's a video journal. Nuff said. :)

We just wrapped up our Unity One meetings for '09 last night. This is where we meet w/the heads of all of our ministries individually to see how they're doing, what they need, & to cast a vision for the new year. Pretty sweet stuff. Pretty longgggg, but definitely worth it!

I just couldn't help but think during most of these meetings, even in the short 4 years that I've been here - "Look how far You've taken us Lord!"

Two years ago, we would say, "Man, I wish we could greeters by doing more than just shake hands...wouldn't it be great if the ushers could do more than just take up offering...wouldn't it be wonderful to split our Jr. High & Sr. High by putting some wonderful leaders in place to look at those individual ministries..." We've come a LONG way Kirby.

Over the past several days, we've sat in a meeting w/Steve Olson, our head greeter, & listened to him talk about "walking so slowly through the crowds that he can read people's eyes." Dude, that's powerfuly on target! We've listened to I.J. & Richard Myers, 2 of our head ushers, NOT only talk about collecting money, but talk about knowing the people in their section, realizing who they need to call/write to say, "we missed you," that's awesome! We met w/Chris Fowler, our Jr. High leader & listened to him talk about their mission trip to Chicago & how well his Sunday life group is going...GOD, YOU ARE SO GOOD!!

And to top it all off, yesterday after our 2nd service, as I was walking to my office, I saw a wonderful newer couple in our church, Mark & Tammy Barabe cleaning the foyer, taking out the trash...things like that where they say, "Just tell me where we can serve!" And as I was about to tell 'em how much I appreciate them, I looked at Tammy's side & there was her little boy helping her push the vacuum cleaner...and I smiled. Those are the kind of parents & leaders we should ALL be. Ministering. Growing. Serving...AS A FAMILY.

Look how far we've come Kirby in such a short amount of time! And imagine what this year we've just entered can hold for us!!