Category Archives: Church Business
A Lousy Pastor’s Wife
From time to time people get upset with me because I am unable to personally connect with them. Most folks in this category simply quit coming without addressing it. Ever once in a while, I will get an email with their frustration. I am polite in response and let them know that I am sorry.
The truth will not console them, however. The truth is that I will not be able to connect with everyone personally. If that is what they need, then they will have to go to a smaller church where the senior pastor can personally be involved in everyone’s life. In our church, I don’t know everyone personally. In fact, I don’t know every one’s name or….even their face. I see people in the store that go to our church and I don’t recognize them. I don’t say anything to them (because I don’t recognize them). I am not trying to be rude, but I don’t know them.
I intimately know all the people that get involved in the church. I know every man that attends Wed morning prayer at 6am. I can tell you about their marriage, their kids, their hangups, their physical fitness, etc. I know all the volunteers that get to the church at 8am on Sunday morning. I know all the people that attend leadership meetings and serve at events like ‘trunk or treat’.
I am saying all this because this past week Erica got her first letter about not being a good pastor’s wife. I could tell you all about the letter, but I will let you read it for yourself. (I have taken out or changed anything that might reveal the author.)
Guest Contest is BACK
Our Summer Guest contest is back at PromiseLand San Marcos and I can’t wait to see tons of new faces in our congregation. For 8 weeks, our church focuses intently on inviting new people to Sunday services. June 12th-July 31st – Friends, co-workers, students, neighbors, family. Invite them. Think of creative reasons and ways to get them to the church. Free meals after church, dedicate your kids, get baptized, renew your vows, bribe them…:) There are many ways and reasons, however, probably the best is a simple invitation. You would be surprised how many of your contacts are simply waiting for you to invite them.
DETAILS:
Teams will be split up by last name:
Team: Explorers
Capitan: Michael Higgins
If your last name begins with: H J L N Q STeam: Pioneers
Capitan: Harry Fleming
If your last name begins with: C D F W U YTeam: Pathfinders
Capitan: James Branham
If your last name begins with: A B E G T V X ZTeam: Adventurers
Capitan: Rudy Rodriguez
If your last name begins with: I K M O P RPRIZES
Grand Prize: iPad
Second Place: $250 gas card
Third Place: $100 gas card
Winning Capitan gets a weekend on San Antonio Riverwalk or Rim.
RULES:
Guest must be 13 years old and older to participate. (separate contest for Children’s Ministry)
Guest may be counted up to 3 times.
May count guest on Sundays only.
May not grab random guests out of the foyer.
Look at the huge impact we had in 2006…
The original plan for the first 3 months…
I love finding old documents in my computer. I stumbled across this one from June 2003. I emailed this to our 4 elders of the church before our first ever service! The purpose was to lay our their responsibilities during our worship service.
Wow! We have come a long way!
Robin Steele 