We Can Only Imagine

We love Tye!

Today we created space for one more staff person with the arrival of Tye Male as our Middle Adult Pastor. Welcome aboard Tye! To celebrate the special occasion we all wore an ugly tie to our Tuesday afternoon staff meeting. Not to be outdone, Tye arrived to the meeting wearing a special tie of his own.

Today marks the completion of part of the vision that was cast in 2001. After our church survey and consultation in 2000, we decided to move to a flock model of ministry in order to be a more intentional disciplemaking church. We embarked on a simultaneous search process for a Children’s Pastor, Junior High Pastor, Young Adult Pastor, Middle Adult Pastor and Women’s Director. In addition, we envisioned an Executive Pastor working closely with the Senior Pastor and a Mature Adult/Missions Pastor. Over the past four years God has provided Mick, Mark, Erin, Bob, Pat, James and now Tye! And we are equally blessed with the additional support staff who have been added to help meet the needs of our growing church family.

Who could have imagined four years ago what God would do? As we look over the horizon to future relocation and growth, we can’t begin to imagine all that God has prepared for us. Over the course of the next five years what new ministries will be launched? What new staff will be hired? What new followers of Christ will be added to the family? What new missionaries will be commissioned from our church body? Whose life will be transformed by the power of Jesus Christ? We can only imagine!

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21