A Place at the Table

A Place At the Table January 2008 update

This year, it is my intent to update this site monthly.
There are many wonderful things happening at the church over the next few months and I intend to keep you updated as much as possible.
I will list the items and then give some explanation.
The Reveal survey
The search for the Executive Pastor
The Nomination of new Elders
The Condo update
The land update.

The Reveal survey is a Willow Creek survey that attempts to identify the way those in a church receive their spiritual nourishment. We would like as many people as possible to be involved in this survey, because it will help the leaders of the church assess and respond to how best to grow the church spiritually. You can go online at http://www.revealnow.com/Slsurvey/?church=425 to take the survey. It will take approximately 20 minutes.

The Pastoral Search Team presented 4 candidates to the Elders to interview for the Executive Pastor position of our church. The Elders have begun the process and hope to have someone come to candidate before the summer.

Nominations for new Elders will begin the week of January 21, 2008. The church has a new process and we look forward to who God will bring forward.

The Condo has been slower than we would like in moving forward. At this point the building inspector has put a restriction on the number of people allowed in the Condo at any one time. The number, by code, allowed in any office Condo is 40. The Management Team has decided to ask for a variance at the next available opportunity which is the 4th Tuesday in February.

As far as the land adjacent to Cedar Ave., the State continues to hold off releasing the bid process. We expect this process to begin sometime in late April.

Robert's Meditation

January 2008


We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints— the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth. You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

Colossians 1:3-7
St. Paul


Dear Bothers and Sisters in Christ, this month I would like to parallel Lyle’s sermon given Sunday January 13, 2008. His focus was unity.
In the beginning of this letter to the Colossians, Paul affirms their faith in God and their love for their fellow believers. He also writes of the gospel bearing fruit and growing.
Although written to the church gathered at Colossae, I would like to suggest that we consider these words from Colossians 1:3-7, for us individually.
In the Letter to the Colossians, Paul writes about the supremacy of Christ and the need to be reconciled to Him.
During the Tuesday Evening Service, January 15, 2008 we looked at this scripture in the context of being reconciled to God, others and ourselves.

Reconcile - 1. To reestablish a close relationship.

2. To become compatible or consistent:

This process of reconciliation is an ongoing challenge for most of us. We sometimes loose our focus when things are going well.
So, some questions for your prayer time.
Are you aware of areas you may need to reestablish a closer relationship with God, others or yourself? Please write down the ones that come to mind and bring them to your prayer time.
Are you aware of areas where you need to be more compatible and consistent in your own life? Again, please write them down and bring them to your prayer time.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ