Category Archives: Church Business
Creative Church Conference
This week, I will be leaving the blogging sector Wed-Fri. I apologize to all of you in advance.
But, the absence is for a good cause. Several leaders from our church and I will be heading to Dallas for Ed Young’s Creative Pastor’s Conference. He is a trend setter for presenting the message of God in a practical way. So, we will be hearing from him and other leaders like Brian Houston (from Hillsong), Tommy Barnett, my friend: Mac Richard and my favorite: TD Jakes!
I will see you at church this weekend, and here at the blog next week!
Here We Go!
Message for MYCHURCH:
John Ragsdale spoke Saturday night that we need to “step into the river”. Though it might be rushing water, it will part when the ‘priests’ step in.
So, we are renting Hays Performing Arts center March 23, 2008 11am for our Easter Service!
We are creating more seats at the table. We want to serve the bread of life to as many as we can.
We need your help in Inviting, Preparing, and Presenting the BREAD of LIFE!
This weekend we had 667 people worship with us. The Hays Performing Arts Center holds 985. Therefore, we are looking for 400 hungry people. LETS DO IT!
-robin
I had a good valentines day
I want to brag on my wife. For one thing, she says Valentine’s Day is crazy and doesn’t want me to spend money. So, I knew that I must still do something to show my love. What could I do? Well, on Thursday nights she teaches Childbirth classes at church. I decided to join her class last night.
I had never seen her teach and was so proud of her skills. She has a passion for helping women give birth and care for their newborns. For years she has been pursuing the dream of becoming a midwife and through these Childbirth classes, she is progressing toward that ultimate goal.
It is so rewarding to see someone doing what they love and were called to do. It makes them easy to listen to and be around. The passion is contagious and the information sticks with you.
Everyone check out her blog and let’s set a record for her “visits”: http://completechildbirth.wordpress.com
=robin
Mighty Men!
This picture is how I see MYCHURCH.
We had 19 men at the church this morning. (6am)
There is something stirring up in the hearts of men.
Full of powerful, purpose-filled people getting ready for flight.
Not just any flutterly, flighty, flight.
But, powerful strokes creating soaring potential.
High above the trees and rough terrain.
=robin
Meanwhile, back on the Ranch
When I first started blogging 3 years ago, I had 1 entry per week. I would give the membership a summary of everything that was going on behind-the-scenes at the church. It was a great opportunity for everyone to see “the workings”. I have neglected this whole side of blogging and am committing to getting back to it (ever so often).
Here is a basic week at PromiseLand San Marcos:
- Mondays – The staff takes the day off! We are a little tired from an intensive weekend schedule.
- Tuesdays – These mornings are our Mondays. For the first 4 hours of the day, we are returning emails, counting offering, logging guests into the system, reading over prayer cards, meeting to discuss the past weekend. Jacob and I go over everything from songs sung, people we DIDN’T see, facility problems, baptisms, healings, sermons, you get the picture. I also meet with Wynnel and we talk about all the people that are sick, having babies, missing, new, need a PromiseGroup, need help, etc. Tuesday evenings I usually stay late to meet with those that want to meet but can’t during the day.
- San Marcos Ministers Association – Today, I meet with this group to discuss the issues of SM. There are about 15 churches that participate in this meeting. I am the Vice President! Just call me Dick Chenney. Well….maybe not. We have lunch at CTMC on the second Tuesday of the month.
- Wednesdays – Dan is cranking away at the Youth Service (along with Harry). We have 2pm staff meeting with all 9 of our full and part-time staff. Come join us sometime! We have a lot of fun.
- Thursdays – I sequester myself somewhere off campus. I go to a library, coffee shop or elsewhere quite to study/prepare for the weekend’s message. I usually check my messages once just to make sure nothing big is going on. But other than that, I communicating with God only. If I don’t return an email or phone call on Thursdays, you will know why.
- Fridays – We are meeting with people, getting the bulletins ready, finishing song choices for the weekend, finishing sermon notes,
- Saturday – We get here around 4pm, have church, leave around 8pm
- Sunday – We get here around 7am, have 2 churches, leave around 1pm.
“The Work of God is Work.” Bishop Phillips
Robin Steele 