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Gaining & Maintaining Momentum
Stop Signs and Speed Limits
Last month I introduced you to the gearbox of Discipleshift, Jim Putnam’s necessary shifts for becoming a disciple-making church.
1. From REACHING to MAKING 2. From INFORMING to EQUIPPING 3. From PROGRAM to PURPOSE 4. From ACTIVITY to RELATIONSHIP 5. From ACCUMULATING to DEPLOYING
Getting into gear sometimes requires a little grinding. Gaining and maintaining momentum means avoiding side-streets and detours and getting out on the open highway (something Josh and I have yet to do in his driving education).
The final shift, or that fifth gear if you will, is overdrive, i.e. where we cruise at highway speed. It is the model of efficiency and effectiveness. When we are deploying the majority of our members into ministry and the making of more disciples we will be up to speed riding the momentum of growing relationships, intentional leadership, and deepening spiritual maturity. But getting up to speed is a process and we have to agree on what the goal and destination are! (continued on page 3… Momentum)
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September 2016
Fun for the whole family!
• Water balloons • Water games • Water Slide • Kiddy Pool Kickball • Bring a friend for food & fun
Church Luau Picnic & River Baptism
River Forks Park South Pavilion
September 11, Noon
It’s an annual tradition! Join us for this fun and family-friendly gathering at River Forks Park at noon after our regular Sunday morning worship service.
What to Bring: • A friend • Your lawn chairs • Side dishes below • Your own table service & drinks • Water-filled balloons for after-picnic activities
(water games & water slide!!)
If you are feeling the Lord’s prompting to be baptized, please contact Pastor Jon, 541-673-7073 or email [email protected]
Luau Themed Meal: • Food item to bring: :
> Last name: A-L bring sticky rice, macaroni salad, tropical fruit salad or your favorite side dish—Please sign up at Main Street
> Last name: M-W bring a dessert • Samoan Chicken will be provided
Remember, there is a parking fee of $4 per car (feel free to pack as many in your car as you can) and may be paid at the park the day of the picnic.
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Rock Solid Family Ministry Update
September’s Element: Christian Conduct
Family Night & Meal Resumes
Kick-Off September 7
• Food: $3 each or $8 per family
• Kid’s Activities
• Youth Activities
• Adult Fellowship & Prayer
“Living & Leading the Discipleshift”
Begins September 14 (for all Adults)
David Crowder Concert, October 9
First Baptist Church in Eugene
• Cost is $30 • Doors open at 7:00 p.m. • Purchase tickets at ticketfly.com • Group discount for 10 or more • Contact Pastor Rick for details • Sign up at Main Street
Family Ministry Fall Kick-off
Movie Night: Big Hero 6
Friday, September 2, 7 p.m.
• Cardboard Box Car drive-in movie on the portico—kids and teens (build your car, paint it, and bring it with you!)
• Kids are welcome from 7 until the 1st movie is over.
• Food! Food! Food! • Youth Sleepover (bring
sleeping bags!) • Plenty of adult supervision • Bring a friend and join us!
SERVICES
Hope Services Gala Event October 6, 6:30 p.m. Garden Valley Church
Keynote Speaker: Ryan Bomberger Ryan, an Emmy Award-winning creative professional journalist and founder of The Radiance Foundation, will share his life-affirming heart that every human life has a beautiful possibility.
Hucrest Community Church sponsors a table each year. Help us raise additional support by reserving your seat (8 available) for just $25. If you wish to attend, please contact the office or email: [email protected]. To finalize your reservation please submit your check and mark “Hope Services Sponsorship” on the memo line and drop in the Offering. Reservation deadline is September 15.
Note: A financial appeal will be made at the Gala.
Help our kids learn God’s word by asking them about the verse of the month. This month it is 1 Timothy 4:12
Candy Donations Needed for
Trunk or Treat!
Help us bless over 1,000 kids.
• Bags of individually wrapped candy needed
• Place candy in lobby bin
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easyTithe Electronic Giving
To give online go to: www.easyTithe.com/hucrestcog. Or visit www.hucrestcog.org and click on the link.
To download the easyTithe app for android or phone visit your app store.
Leadership Team
Falls Busy Schedule
Summer is about to end and school is back in full swing which means most vacation trips are over. School, with its many activities, will soon take over schedules but we look forward to seeing everyone back at church on Sunday and Wednesday evenings.
As we start into fall the Leadership Team has a number of items that need to be done before the year ends. The Church Bylaws revision should soon be out for review. The plan is to release the draft and the following week hold a meeting to go over the details. This should hopefully be completed by the end of September.
This is the time of year to identify potential leaders to fill upcoming vacancies on the Leadership Team. Team leaders will be needed to serve three-year terms beginning February 1, 2017. If you have an interest in serving or know someone you would like the committee to considered, share that with any member of the Team or with the church office.
Another very important item will be preparing the 2017-18 annual budgets. As you know this year has been a struggle in meeting our budget projections so you can expect to see a budget that is significantly pared down.
Because of the budget shortfall, the Leadership Team enacted a number of measures to reduce spending. One of these was a reduction in Pastor Jon’s salary. This requires up to 21 unpaid furlough days with no more than 10 consecutive days to be taken in any one month. Pastor will be taking the first of these days off in September. It is not typical for Pastor Jon to be away for this length of time but will be out two-consecutive Sundays in September. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
The Leadership Team, Pastor Jon, and the entire congregation has been working with Dr. Graybill. He is not scheduled for any further church services but he continues to work with Pastor on a weekly basis & will be attending the September Leadership Team meeting. We feel we have come a long way from where we started, have a lot further to go and are looking forward to his feedback.
Finally, coming soon, October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Nothing formal is planned, but the Leadership Team encourages each of you to be prepared to go out of your way in October to express your appreciation for all that Pastor Jon, Pastor Rick and Pastor Larry do for us as individuals and for our church. Reminders of this special time will be in the October bulletins.
The Leadership Team thanks all of you for your support, for hearing from you, and for the many words of encouragement we have received. We ask for your continued prayers.
Blessings!
Marion
Marion Thompson, Chair Board of Trustees
(Momentum continued…)
Becoming a mature disciple ultimately means we become missionaries and disciple-makers ourselves. [See John 20:21, Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8]
Now this doesn’t mean we are alone or expected to do every facet. Actually it requires we be a team! Being deployed (or cruising at highway speed) means we are doing what we were made to do, & becoming who we were made to be!
These short-articles will no more get us up to speed than having Josh reading the driver’s manual will make him a proficient driver. It actually takes getting into the driver’s seat (with an instructor present) and having some training and getting experience.
To that end beginning on September 14 and/or 18 we will begin “Driver’s Ed” for our Discipleshift. We’re actually calling it Leading the Discipleshift. It’s a strategic alignment of our small group offerings this fall. Our intention is to align our focus and energy around the most wildly important goals: Healthy Church Culture, a Clear and Common Mission, and Community Impact.
(For more information see page 4.) Pastor Jon
Leadership Team
Trustees: Marion Thompson, Chair, [email protected] Barbara Clithero, Secretary, [email protected] Joann Albertus, Treasurer, [email protected] Ethan Kane, [email protected] Ministry Council Joseph Villa, Chair, [email protected] Brandi Luiz, Secretary, [email protected] Larry Brown, [email protected] Pastoral Staff: Jon Nutter, Lead Pastor, [email protected] Rick Cunnington, Worship & Family, [email protected] Larry Brown, Pastor of Care, [email protected]
General Fund Income . . . . . . . . .$105,281 General Fund Expenses.. . . . . . . $117,234 Balance for the Fiscal Year . . . . .($11,953)
A complete financial report is on the bulletin board at Main Street
Statistics as of August 28, 2016
Peace Mentors Project Dr. Bill Graybill
If you wish to contribute funds to help underwrite the cost of this project, please note Peace Mentor Project on the memo line of your check & make your check out to the Hucrest Church or go online and choose Peace Mentors as the Fund on
your easyTithe contribution. For more information about our mentor, visit http://billgraybill.com.
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Life Chain
Sunday, September 25 — 2:00 p.m.
Join us as our church family meets in front of the BLM on Garden Valley Blvd.
• Be in prayer • Hold signs • Stand up for the unborn • Show your witness • Be the church
Guest Speaker, Dave Shrout
Our retiring District Coordinator, will be preaching for us on September 18 and 25 while Pastor Jon is out for furlough days. Please join us as Dave encourages and challenges us with these messages:
9/18: Don’t Worry (Matthew 6:25-34) 9/25: Sent Where He Didn’t Want to Go
(Jonah 1-4)
Hucrest Mission Statement
Our mission is to make more and maturing disciples of Christ.
• Gathering for Worship • Growing in Groups • Going as Agents of God
“Our vision is to guide generations to God in Christ as we partner together to build better families grounded in God’s Word and excelling in love!”
iGen Elements Worship
September 11, 9:00 a.m.
Big idea: Christian Conduct—Living in a way that pleases the Lord.
Join us on this special Sunday dedicated to the iGen Family Experience. Meet our teachers and sing along with our kids as we discover what they are learning all this month!
Discipleship Group Training
“Learning to Live and Lead the Shift”
Don’t miss your opportunity to get up to speed with what it means to be a part of a Disciple-making Church. Learn how you can play a key role on Team Hucrest! Current group leaders, poten-tial leaders and hosts, and all ministry volunteers are encouraged to attend. Not serving yet? Want to? This is where it starts!
Kick-Off for All Interested Persons
Wednesday, September 14, 5:30 pm
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Noon to 1 P
Town Prayer,
Courthouse,
Room 310
7P Children &
Youth Movie
Night
3
7
8:15A Prayer for Service
8:30A Pre-Service Fellowship
9A Worship Service
5
Office Closed
6
6:30P
Leadership Team
Meeting
7
5:30P Family Night
Meal
6P Children & Youth
activities
6P Adult Fellowship
& Prayer
8 9 10
11
8:15A Prayer for Service
8:30A Pre-Service Fellowship
9A Worship Service
Noon All-Church Picnic
12
7P Adult Bible
Study, 103
Matthew Lee
Court
13 14
5:30P Family Night
Meal
6P Children & Youth
activities
6P Adult Discipleship
Class #1
15 16 17
18
8:15A Prayer for Service
8:30A Pre-Service Fellowship
9A Worship Service
10:45A Discipleship #1
5:30P Board Leadership
Discipleshift #2
19
7P Adult Bible
Study, 103
Matthew Lee
Court
20
6:20P Roseburg
Rescue Mission
Service
14
5:30P Family Night
Meal
6P Children & Youth
activities
6P Adult Discipleship
Class #2
22 23 24
25
8:15A Prayer for Service
8:30A Pre-Service Fellowship
9A Worship Service
10:45 Discipleship #2
2P Life Chain—GV Blvd.
5:30P Board Leadership
Discipleshift #3
26
7P Adult Bible
Study, 103
Matthew Lee
Court
27
9-10A UCC
Better Bones &
Balance begins
14
5:30P Family Night
Meal
6P Children & Youth
activities
6P Adult Discipleship
Class #3
29
9-10A UCC
Better
Bones &
Balance
30
September 2016
