February 25, 2026
Lenten Greetings,
Last Saturday morning we held our Mission Forward retreat. It was fantastic. Teams of two gathered to talk specific challenges for our congregation. We all came together to hear their perceptions and offer our ideas. We collected the thoughts and started framing our four pillars: Stewardship, Evangelism, Debt Management, and Mission Assessment (who, what) for our future.
We left the session energized knowing that the Holy Spirit was leading. It's too early to know where we are going. But, we know this, the Spirit is moving us forward - together.
We left all the posters up because we still have a lot of work to do. If you're not able to see the results of our work, click here to see pictures that we captured on Saturday. The next step is to take these ideas and create a path forward. To form teams that will continue the ideation process and create a ministry vision that takes our church where Christ is calling us.
Your participation, questions, ideas, and honesty are needed. We need everyone to be a part of this work, because we are all a part of the body of Christ and part of the ministry of Living Waters.
I look forward to hearing your questions about what you see or don't see. And as always, thank you for your partnership in the gospel.
However you journey through Lent, know you walk with Christ,
Pastor JJ
Last Saturday morning we held our Mission Forward retreat. It was fantastic. Teams of two gathered to talk specific challenges for our congregation. We all came together to hear their perceptions and offer our ideas. We collected the thoughts and started framing our four pillars: Stewardship, Evangelism, Debt Management, and Mission Assessment (who, what) for our future.
We left the session energized knowing that the Holy Spirit was leading. It's too early to know where we are going. But, we know this, the Spirit is moving us forward - together.
We left all the posters up because we still have a lot of work to do. If you're not able to see the results of our work, click here to see pictures that we captured on Saturday. The next step is to take these ideas and create a path forward. To form teams that will continue the ideation process and create a ministry vision that takes our church where Christ is calling us.
Your participation, questions, ideas, and honesty are needed. We need everyone to be a part of this work, because we are all a part of the body of Christ and part of the ministry of Living Waters.
I look forward to hearing your questions about what you see or don't see. And as always, thank you for your partnership in the gospel.
However you journey through Lent, know you walk with Christ,
Pastor JJ
