Connect them or lose them

Creating community and serving people are keys to reaching young adults.  This is according to new research released by LifeWay:


Churchgoers or not, the study results indicate young adults are longing for community and fellowship with peers, looking for ways to reach people in need and circling the church but not always finding a home in it. Seventy-three percent of church members and 47 percent of non-affiliated young adults indicated that community with other young adults is extremely important in their lives. …The study indicates that social action is a big entryway to the church for young adults. In fact, social action is cited as the major reason unchurched young adults would consider being part of a church.

Read:  LifeWay Research Examines The New View Of Young Adults 
Listen to the Podcast: The Leaving Generation 

Church of the Highlands Four Corners

Here are some pics of Church of the Highlands Four Corners. I enjoyed worshipping Jesus with them yesterday. Ricc Conner is lead planter.
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Highlands Four Corners

Humana 2.0

Coming to Orlando February 7-8 2007. Register before the New Year and save. More info: http://fight4humanity.com/

Your Greatest Work

My friend, Lindsay cofield, sent this to me...

YOUR GREATEST WORK…“In work, in ministry, or in any other endeavor, imagine everything you've ever accomplished up to this point. Visualize every obstacle, every failure, and every success as nothing more than preparation for what you will one day accomplish. In one moment, one day, one week, one month, or one year, you may accomplish more - and have greater impact - than all your previous years combined. And that one incredible season of fruitfulness would not have been possible, but had it not been for all the years of toil that prepared you for your greatest work. Particularly in service to the Kingdom of God, by His power and His indwelling Holy Spirit, always be aware that years you spend in seeming futility may one day yield a harvest of staggering proportions, not to mention eternal reward and commendation from the…KING.....” W.J.Ericson

2 Timothy 2:1-7 Accountability

1. What is your highest God-Calling in this chapter of your life?


2. What has helped you stay focused & God dependent this week?


3. What Bible person/circumstance best describes you this week: Joseph, Daniel, Job, Paul, other_____________
   ~pit, prison, exile, mountain top, promised land, desert, pilgrimage, other________
   
4. Who is your Timothy? Barnabas? Paul?...and how have you invested in them lately?


5. What is hindering, distracting, blessing, or multiplying your Kingdom work lately?


6. What are you building now for future fruitbearing?


7. What is your #1 prayer support need today?________________________

Church Planter’s Christmas Party

Here are some photos from our church planter's Christmas party on Dec. 4.