Framily! 

This month, after several years, I'm restarting my blog. I've toyed with this many times. I started, stopped, and restarted more times than I wanted to admit. However, I'm more excited this time, mostly because I have a plan. The plan is this. Every month, I plan on posting about recent events, what is currently happening, and what we are planning. I must report for monthly board meetings, so with a little reworking. I should be able to keep up better. 

Let me start with a quick discussion of the goals posted at the head of every report I make to our board. Those goals are as follows.

 1. Become the most loving church in our community. As you know, the most important thing is loving God with our whole being and loving one another like family. All our religion is supposed to be built on this two-part commandment. I think the best way for me to say it is what is not of love is not of God. My hope and our goal are that we would simply be the most loving church we can be. I know this is hard to measure, but I also know that if we lose sight of the greatest commandment, none of what we might accomplish will matter.

2. Refurbish the Worship Center. We started working on the building shortly after I arrived at Generations Community. Fifteen years later, we are still working on refurbishing and updating the facility. The current project is the sprucing up of the Worship Center. We have purchased new stage lights, and Pastor Kraymer is working on getting them up. We are also in the process of finishing up choosing new carpet, chairs, and paint. I can't wait to see it when it is all done. 

3. Execute our Strategic Plan. The most important thing in the plan is that we become an inviting church. By that, we mean everything about us is inviting to our community. It is the desire to be inviting that drives our desire to refurbish our facility. However, inviting is much more than the physical plant. We also need to learn how to be welcoming when new folks visit. We need to know how to do attractive outreach and learn how to extend personal invitations to our friends and neighbors. You'll be hearing more about this soon. 

I hope you will continue to read this blog and that you will find it both informative and enjoyable. In addition to giving you a monthly update, I will also be writing on various topics in the life of our church or our relationship with God. I'm looking forward to the journey, and I hope you will come along!