FPC Prayer
List - September 3, 2010
Finding Purpose in Christ
A little history on this prayer list:
In the fall of 2007, the
Seekers Adult Sunday School class studied
the book, "What the Spirit is Saying to the
Churches" by Henry Blackaby. There became a general
conviction among the group that they couldn't
just study this book and then go onto the
next book. Instead, they needed to become ‘doers’ and
allow it to impact and change their lives
where appropriate. Rising up from this conviction,
was the need to be praying for our church,
its leaders and an understanding amongst
ourselves, that we need to be specifically
praying for God to send forth laborers, (“Pray the Lord
of the harvest to send out laborers into
His harvest” Matthew
9:38,) whoever they may be: ourselves, someone
sitting next to us or someone entirely new
to us.
A subset of the class decided to commit to
prayer on Friday mornings at 7 am. If you
are feeling convicted to be part of a corporate
prayer time also, please
join us. Again, they meet at
7 am Friday mornings at the youth house! For those unable
to pray corporately with the group at that
time but do desire to keep the church in
prayer, the following prayer list is posted.
This list is maintained as needs from FPC
ministries are made known to the group.
"Now to him who by the power at work
within us is able to do far more abundantly
than all that we ask or think, to him
be glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus to all generations, for ever and
ever. Amen." (NAS)
Ephesians 3:20-21
New this week: Items in blue and “Thanksgivings & God
Sightings”
Connecting People to Ministry - Small Group Ministry
- Men’s Groups
- Quest for Authentic Manhood – Mon
morning
- Wednesday AM
- Women’s groups
- Small Group Ministry
- Additional leaders/new groups
- Crown Financial - student group
- Crown Financial for business owners
& managers
- Keep connected
while meeting less in the summer
- Circle
- 9/15
- Youth
- Jr. & Sr. High IMPACT
- Sundays
- Growth / additional leadership
- Impact Student Leadership training - 1st Sunday of month
- Events--
- Parent Meeting - 9/5
- Gym Nite - 10/3
- Fall Festival -
10/24
- Relevant - young singles, couples, friends
- Mondays
- Servant-Making – helping people
ID & use gifts
Doing Ministry & Mission
- Sunday Morning
| How do we reach the people
living near FPC streets within
.5 mile SE of
the church – Grant
Ave, McKinley Alley, McKinley Ave,
Roosevelt Alley, Roosevelt Ave, Adams
Ave, Arthur Ave, Jackson Ave, Kentucky
Ave, Massachusetts Ave, Delaware
Ave, Columbus Ave, E. Main St, Tracy
St, Richmond Rd, Riverview Dr, Club
House Rd |
- Children's Ministry
- Leaders - endurance,
patience, wisdom & grace
- Children - ears to
hear, come to know Jesus
- Parents -
growth alongside children, become
primary spiritual teachers
- Personal growth
to become new leaders
- Friendships
among families to support and
encourage faith
- Sunday School -
- 2010/2011 teachers & support
- New Sunday School curriculum
- New families
- Nursery
- need care givers for second service
- Services
-- Worship Team
-- Chancel Choir
-- Mary-El Ringers Hand Bell
Samaritan Supper
- New leadership & more
help
- Meals
resume 9/14
Community Pantry
Stewardship
- Congregation support of 2010 budget
- Other
- Nominating Committee - God's leading to leaders
- All church dinner - 9/19
- Music program kickoff potluck - 9/9
- Sizzling September Spree - 9/10-9/12
Visioning – Jesus
be our vision, be our help, be our guide, be
glorified
- How do we evolve into a missional church?
- Reach out to the uninvolved & uncommitted
- Nurture spiritual growth
I relationships among the involved
- Send every person into ministry
- Service - what does it really mean to serve?
- How do we become better servants
- How do we really use our spiritual gifts
and servants heart inside & outside the church?
- How can 10:45 attendees serve for the 9:09 service and 9:09
for the 10:45?
- Visioning
- where is God leading, how do we gain
a clarity?
- Acts 16:5 Initiative
within presbytery
- Completion of FPC
Core Beliefs by Session to compliment
our Core Values
- Youth Ministry
- Possibilities for ministry on Washington
Ave. - developing a plan
- Leaders to help devise a plan
- Building purchase by Jeremy & Alisha
- Pray for the 2010 General
Assembly- commissioners, discussions, actions
- Mission - what are the best ways for us to reach
out and have an impact for
Christ ... locally
... nationally ... internationally?
- Prayers for the nation as we support our elected
leaders:
- Guidance for leaders of the states and nation to act justly,
serve with integrity and uphold moral
standards
- For the churches of our nation that they would be lighthouses
for truth, havens of hope and centers
of love for all people
- For the Christians that they would be faithful witnesses
for Christ, humble servants for God, and
positive influences on society.
Administration
- Ministers
- Tim & Jan Devine
- Jeremy & Alisha Finn
- Staff
- Sharon Early
- Janet Frederick
- Carol Vos
- Walter Kondratowski
- Larry Hoey
- Bryan Landon
- Louis Pasquale
- Hemant Tandi & Saima Naik
- Nursery School
- Board
- Teachers
- Bill Tomic
- Peggy Wheeler
- Cathy Landon
- Deacons - resources
to meet the needs
- Community Pantry
- Meeting -
9/7
Thanksgivings & God
Sightings:
- Help us to be observant and to
reach out and welcome all visitors
to our worship services.
- Sarah Early
and her years of helping with visuals
for church services.
- Deacons supply
collection for CF Johnson students
- Small
group leadership gathering
- Students
return to school; beginning at new
schools
- Preparations for the start
of our 2010/2011 program
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VISION
STATEMENT (What God wants to do)
We believe God wants to transform our community
through the saving love of Jesus Christ
and calls us to share that hope with the world. To be an agent
of hope, our congregation
must work together and rely on the power
of the Holy Spirit to follow Christ, whatever the cost. This
commitment, which
is grounded in a deep love of God and neighbor,
sends us out to share the Good News of Christ through our words
and our actions.
MISSION
STATEMENT (What God wants us to do)
We believe God wants us to share the life-changing
power and love of Jesus Christ in such
compelling ways that more people become fully devoted followers
of Christ.
PURPOSE STATEMENT
To reach more people and together grow in
Christ.
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