e-news for week of 12/26/10

2011 – here we come!!! 2010 has been a really good year. Closing it out with a lot of great ministry really puts a bow on the end of a good year of ministry.

THANK YOU:

I want to take just a moment to thank Tarry and Poppy Koutz and their teams for the exceptional ministry during the Christmas season. Friends, unless you’ve helped to set up and take down sets of that size in that short of a time frame – you just don’t know or have a clue as to the effort. Thanks also to Tyler Morris and to all who served so hard to be such a great blessing to Forum and our community.

To those who helped serve by getting the facility ready during all the snow that’s occurred in December – thank you so much for your servant’s hearts. You facilitated worship to over 1100 people during the Christmas weekend.

Personal Spiritual Goals for 2011

We’ve really pushed striving to be like Christ the past several months. Let’s continue to encourage and challenge one another to be like Jesus.

For this Sunday, I know there are many of you within our body who have not ever gone through water baptism as an adult believer. This past year we had many adult believers who yielded themselves to Christ in immersion to pursue becoming like Christ. I’d encourage you to pray about starting 2011 off by yielding to Christ in this way.

I also want to take a moment to welcome our new elders and deacons. Our elders for 2011 are: Jim Ferneau, Ted Fletcher, Roger Higginbotham, Dan Howell, Keith Matheny, Clint Miller, Tim Myers, Paul Rowoth, and Ken Sears. Our deacons for 2011 are: David Abbott, Jim Abernathy, Jeff Bilbro, Jeff Brawley, Brandon Campbell, Steve Cowan, Darren Grayson, Carl Holem, Jeremy McBee, and Rod Petersen. You’ve been serving within the body already. I’m just thrilled that God has led you to this station of heightened service and stewardship.


We start a new series Sunday called, “Walking with God.” Luke 23 will be the place we’ll camp out this Sunday. This message truly excites me because the power of Christ via His word is transformational.

One last thing: we need a big day this Sunday to help start this year off well. During December the ministry took a huge hit on the snow Sunday. Thanks for helping to fill in the dent last week, but we’ve got a ways to go to get caught up. Let’s make January a great start in terms of giving.

Blessings to all of you – and Happy New Year. — Scott