The Head of the Church

We had a great Elder, Deacon and Equipping Staff Retreat this weekend. We have two retreats a year, one in the spring and one in the fall. The focus of our spring retreat is on building relationships and sharing ministry updates.

As per our custom, we presented framed Timothy Botts prints to our out-going Elders and Deacons. We are thankful for Jerry Livingston, Steve Powell, Roger Kolb, and Weir Nelson and their servant leadership.

We also presented framed Timothy Botts prints to Erin Bird and Mark Eades who have reached their five year milestones at New Covenant. It hardly seems possible that they have been with us that long! It's a joy to co-labor with each of them.

We welcomed new Elders Dave Rubsam and Jeff Akey, and new Deacons Tom Scanlon, Jay Schlichting, and Mark Griffioen. We look forward to how God is going to use each of them in the coming year.

In addition, we had a great time of worship and had several times of prayer. We had updates on prayer, care and share; and from the Relocation Team; we discussed intentional disciple making principles from the book Simple Church; had a time of sharing ministry successes and challenges; and of course we had a great time of fellowship during our meal times.

You can click on the picture above to see a slide show of our retreat. I'm so thankful for the leadership of Don Purdy on our Elder Board and John Maurice on our Deacon Board. These are men of incredible integrity and spiritual maturity. It's an honor to follow their leadership.

We have a challenging year in front of us but we have a big God. He is able. He is worthy. And He is the head of the church.