The future is so bright I have to wear…

…shades!

It’s September 1st and we just had the coolest evening that Wilson has seen in a while. We even had dinner outside on the deck. And except for the occasional mosquito bite (life’s never perfect) it was a great evening. After a very hot summer (105 degrees!!!) it looks like things are finally cooling down.

That’s the thing about seasons. They always have a beginning and an ending. I think our church (and my family) has been through a challenging season. But I sense it ending and a new season arriving.

I believe a new breeze is blowing. I don’t see its effects yet, but there’s a subtle change in the spiritual climate at WCC. I think people are about to start really committing their lives to following Christ. I think they’re going to stop holding back and really start giving their very best to Him.

So, we’re gearing up for a new season of exciting growth and change at WCC. Robin is cutting back her work at the vet to two days a week, so that she can help us organize some ministry teams to help with things such as: entering computer data, follow-up on Connection Cards, helping with mailouts of birthday and anniversary cards, folding and stuffing the bulletin and many more important administrative tasks.

I’ve asked Sonny Allen to help build a new F.I.T. (First Impressions Team) team. We’re writing a new training manual and plan to have a training in a couple of Sundays. We really need to sharpen our look for the new guests that will be arriving this Fall.

Stephen is putting away his life guard’s whistle and returning to full time focus. He has already built a new leadership team for the WCC Student Ministry and has great plans for expanding our WCC worship ministry. He is also teaching percussion lessons at Pro Music in downtown Wilson, which I think gives him a great opportunity to invest in our community.

Evelyn Jenkins has been working on new ideas for the Great Adventure. We’ve submitted her requests for more space to the CCS administrator and await his reply. We’re so blessed to have someone like Evelyn who really wants our children’s ministry to excel.

We’re looking for small group facilitators to help lead some new Community Groups in the Fall. We’re going to offer a training in September, so if you know someone who has a passion here, let us know.

We’ve just had our second CLASS 101 this summer. Usually churches go backwards in the summer, but ours is growing. I’ll be introducing our new members at our next Sunday service.

We’re bringing back MidWeek this September 12th. We’re going to try one in September and one the second week of October. We really want to emphasize worship, prayer, and teaching at these events. We’re committing to monthly for now until we see how well it meets needs. We don’t want to do things just because they’ve always been done. We want what we do to really count.

I see a bright future. New things. New people. A new season.

Do you see it? Here, try my shades. Do you see what I see?