It’s hard to believe May 2011 is already upon us. The year seems to be going very fast. Kids will be out of school soon and summer will, hopefully, finally be here. I wanted to take this time to share with everyone an update on how we are doing and to commend everyone for their [...]
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Trunk or Treat, or as Sarah likes to say, “Treat or Trunkin’”, was great Sunday night. What a great crowd of very stylish kids, dressed in every superhero/princess/pirate/fireman/policeman/mummy known to man (Elvis even made an appearance). Thanks to everyone who made this possible (and for the awesome weather) — especially Susan Dudley for leading the [...]
State of the Church
Posted: September 3, 2010 in Building for the Future, Healthy Church Initiative, Organizing for GrowthI have inserted a copy of a letter that everyone will be receiving in the next few days. State_of_the_church_sept_10_edited[1]
Last weekend was a very busy week for the HCI (Healthy Church Initiative). David Hyatt, our consultant, met with the staff on Friday to discuss leadership and accountability. As we streamline our organization, we are working to become more effective and fruitful in the mission of, “Making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of [...]
We are now about a month or so in to working on our Prescriptions from the Healthy Church Initiative and some trends are developing. The Sunday Schedule Team, Hospitalty Team, Ministry Alignment Team, Director of Connections Team and Bridge Building Team have all discussed was for us to accomplish our mission: “Making disciples of Jesus [...]
The WST met for the second time Sunday and worked on a survey that will soon be presented to everyone in the congregation. The goal is to get as much feedback from the congregation about their Sunday morning choices as possible. At first glance the Sunday morning schedule doesn’t seem to be that complicated, but [...]
Yesterday’s services were very powerful. A special thanks to Rev. Sherry Habben, from the Missouri Annual Conference Office, for her words of forgiveness and restoration. I hope that the time for “giving up” , prayer and anointing were meaningful for all who participated. One of the greatest things about God’s grace is the chance for [...]
Obviously it’s been a busy time around here. Sunday night, April 25, the Worship Schedule Team met for the first time to begin the process of looking at our Sunday morning schedule — worship, Sunday School and small groups. Everyone was asked to keep an open mind as we look at making our Sunday mornings [...]
As part of the prescriptions for the Healthy Church Initiative, we were ask to hire a staff person to focus on connecting and assimilation new members into the life of EUMC. This also helps to assure the retention and growth of existing members. Carolyn Bertelsmeyer head the team tasked with developing a job description for [...]
Thanks to Sara Mackey for leading the Ministry Alignment Team as part of the Healthy Church Initiative. The first meeting was very productive. David Hyatt, our consultant, laid out a gameplan for the MAT. The primary focus of this team is to help all the ministries of EUMC focus on our mission, “to make disciples [...]
