We are launching our strategic visioning and planning process with Tim Johnson from Kairos and Associates. Our Leadership Team has been recruited and they will be meeting within the coming week to outline the first steps in this process. I think it’s important to remind ourselves right at the beginning that strategic planning in the church is different than it is in the business or academic world. The [...]
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Dear Friends in Christ, I write this letter to tell you what a blessing it has been to work with the children, youth, and families here at Light of Christ. I now ask for your blessing as I answer a new call and pursue a masters degree this fall. Light of Christ has been a family and a home to me. I have loved collaborating with you in youth ministry, nourishing and expanding our children’s [...]
At a special Congregational Meeting on April 22nd, we voted to hire Kairos and Associates to lead us in a strategic planning process that will lead us into a major fundraising campaign over the next several years. The actual vote tally was 77 in favor, 17 opposed, and 4 abstentions. I’m delighted that we have made this decision. I believe it will serve to strengthen our mission and ministry as a [...]
Last fall the Worship and Music Committee reviewed our worship attendance and patterns over the summer. One of their observations was that the worship attendance on Wednesday evenings has been declining. So they decided to not hold Wednesday evening services this summer. Instead we will use this summer and fall to explore other options for a second service during the summer. So we invite your thoughts and prayers as we [...]
