Sunday was a day of celebration for Pastor Van and Diane as they retired from a marathon of 35 years in full-time ministry. Sunday was also a day of transition as Joy and I became the lead pastor of First Assembly.
It was a day of emotions. We celebrated, we teared up, we laughed, we ate a lot!, we reflected old stories, we dreamed about the future.
All in all, we allowed God to maneuver His leadership for His Church. We humbly accept his assignment. We're excited for the future. We believe greater days are yet to come for our church and community.
My prayer: Keep us humble, pure of thought, fastened to His Spirit, contagious with passion for God, and compassionate toward those spiritually disconnected from God.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Monday: Day One
Posted by travis spencer at 11:03 AM
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Praying for you guys on your new journey
Congratulations!
Congratulations to you and Joy!
Travis - congrats to you my twitter buddy! What a HUGE responsibility you are embarking on. Here are two books I want to recommend that you pick them up as soon as possible.
1. The First 90 days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at all Levels. http://www.amazon.com/First-90-Days-Critical-Strategies/dp/1591391105
2. The New Leaders 100 day action plan. http://www.amazon.com/New-Leaders-100-Day-Action-Plan/dp/0471789771/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224531471&sr=8-2
There you go - hope they help you as much as they have for me!
Cheering for you
Jesse Watson
www.jessewatson.org
Congrats from Armenia! Happy for you and Joy. Hope to be able to connect sometime over Christmas...
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