Category Archives: Church Business
What Happened On Sunday
I struggle to find the words to describe Sunday. From a ministry standpoint, it was deep, emotional, spiritual, life-changing. From a practical standpoint, there were so many things going wrong. From a volunteer standpoint, I was amazed at how people served like never before. From a congregation standpoint, I’ve never seen them more attentive or hungry for God. It seems like all these standpoints are intricately related and build off each other.
I could tell from early in the week that the sermon was going to be strong. When I say that type of thing, I mean that it will flow easily, there will be a lot of inspiration, and the general expectation is that God is going to really use that time to work on us. That type of feeling does NOT happen every week. Sometimes, the message is more practical. At other times, the message comes from a teaching perspective. With that frame of mind, I get excited about Sunday and what is actually going to happen when we all gather. If you missed the message, I encourage you to watch it online.
We got the word on Thursday, that a large part of our parking lot would not be available for Sunday. This means that traffic and parking would be a nightmare. We made the decision on Friday to use Travis Elementary (about 2miles) from our location as an alternate parking location and use our new bus as a shuttle. We immediately Read the rest of this entry
Pastor Rudy Rodriguez needs prayer
Pastor Rudy was taken to the ER in Waco early this morning and then later admitted because of fainting spells, high fever, and extensive blood loss. The doctors are trying to determine the problem and how to treat. It does not appear that these problems are related to his ongoing condition of Meiges Syndrome. They are currently giving him four units of blood and will possibly discharge him on Tuesday. Thank you for praying for him and his family.
Last night, we had an incredible time at PromiseLand Waco. Pastor Rudy was present then and only had cold-like symptoms. They had a record attendance of 68 people! They are well on the way to their goal of 100 people by Easter. Continue to pray for this young church family. They are growing in their faith already and it is encouraging to see each visit.
PromiseLand’s Newest Staff Member
It is with great pleasure that I announce Will Krauss will be joining the PromiseLand San Marcos church pastoral team on March 1, 2012.
After many years as an “IT guy”, he is leaving a very lucrative and rewarding job to enter full-time ministry. The Krauss family have been members of PSM for about 7 years and Will has been an Elder in our church for around 5 years.
Will worked for a law firm in Austin for over 15 years. He worked his way from mail clerk to head of the IT department. In 2011, he joined Loyal IT as VP and has been instrumental in securing many accounts. Last year, he Read the rest of this entry
The Last Two Weeks As A Pastor
The last two weeks are difficult.
What are we going to do next? What are we going to do with all the things we just did? What went well? What do we need to improve on? Where is God leading me next?
The last two weeks of the year make me feel (from a business/pastor point of view) a lot of pressure. It feels like from now until Jan 1, I have to figure everything out, solve all the problems and start the next year perfectly on Jan 1. All the leadership teams need to be neat and pretty. New leaders in place. Old leaders retired (and honored properly). The budget has to be scrutinized and 2012 needs to be financially planned out. Did we celebrate enough? Are we ready for the next big thing? Are we praying enough? What sermons are the congregations needing to hear from the Bible?
Why Intimacy?
Our Mission Statement as a church is:
To bring people into an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ and each other.
The last two Sundays, Harry Fleming has preached on important parts of this statement. Week one was all about ‘bringing people‘ and week 2 was all about the forgiving power of ‘Jesus Christ‘. You can watch those messages here. The sermon series is called, “The Skinny on PromiseLand” and it explores ‘the why’ behind ‘the what’ of everything we do.
This week, I will tackle one word Read the rest of this entry
Robin Steele 