Cross Fellowship Church
– our LPD Church of the Week
Thanks to Anna (Ben)
Crumback at Sointula Community Church for producing the Church of the Week!
Cross Fellowship Church joined our LPD/EFCC at our conference in March. This church was planted by Grace Hanin Community Church, meets in Port Coquitlam, and reaches Korean-Canadians. We welcome them to the family!
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Who, what, where, when
…. and why? So go the five questions of journalism and
investigation.
What questions are most important to ask for leading a church?
Very often our discussions focus on what
we do and who, where
and when we do it. It is descriptive of our ministry.
How often to we ask why
do we do what we do?
Last Sunday, as I met
with the pastors and leaders of Chinese Churches and ANACEFC (Association of
North American Chinese Evangelical Free Churches), presenter Pastor Ed
Lee introduced a Ted Talk video by Simon Sinek on why some organizations
succeed and others do not. It is titled, “How
Great Leaders Inspire Action.” Here is the link:
how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en
I would encourage you
to view this video with your leadership team. Why does your church do what it
does? What is your church’s calling and mission? Knowing this, how does it
change your priorities as a church.
So many things we do in a church might simply be done because, “that is
the way we have always done it,” or because, “that is the way most of
us like it.”
The story is told that when Michelangelo was painting the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel, he spoke to some workmen who were constructing the building.
He asked the first, “What are you doing?”The worker replied,
“I’m mixing mortar.”
He asked the second worker the same question, and he replied, “Can’t you
see, I’m building a wall.”
He asked the same question of a third workman, and he replied, “I’m
building a chapel to the glory of God.”
Which worker do you think was the one committed to do their best work?
Knowing “why” we do what we do makes all the difference in the world!
Why do you do what you
do in your church?
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Does church matter? Who needs the local
church?
Often we hear about the “nones” and “dones;” those who
choose to not be engaged with a local church, and those who are
“done” with the local church.
All believers need the local church in order to grow and thrive in their
Christian lives. While no church is perfect, the Christian life is not meant to
be lived in isolation.
Why is it Important to be Part of the Local Church?
AROUND THE LPD:
This Sunday, I look forward to
being with Grace Hanin
Community Church. I have the opportunity to preach at their
morning services and also to conduct the ordination of Pastors Seung Hwan Kim and Sanghun Han. While
some other Korean pastors have transferred their ordinations to the EFCC, these
are the first Korean pastors to be ordained in the EFCC. We are thankful for
this step in their lives and ministries.
Last Sunday, it was a joy to be
with Darryn and Kim Botha at Mountain
View Church in Sardis on Sunday morning, to meet with the Board
at New Living Assembly
on Sunday afternoon, and then join the mini-conference of ANACEFC (Association
of North American Chinese Evangelical Free Churches) in Vancouver in the late
afternoon and evening.
Mountain View Church Worship Team
What a blessing to
have such a diversity of churches and ministries to reach our increasingly
changing population!
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Please pray for:
Upcoming Events:
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Attend this conference
and the EFCC Annual Meeting live in Okotoks,
or join us via livestream. You can register for this individually, or join with
others locally at:
Here’s a link for
conference info:
https://www.efccm.ca/wordpress/conference-2019/
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LPD Pastor and Staff Cruise
– a day with
colleagues in ministry.
Wednesday, May 29
Plan to join us, as we
learn more about, “Discipleship that Transforms,” pray for one
another and build relationships!
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CAMP EVERGREEN
August 5-10
This local summer camp is affiliated with the Lower Pacific District, and provides a great opportunity to extend your church ministry through camp, and to follow up afterwards. Many district families, including ours have benefited through this ministry, both in the children’s camp and leadership development in the LTD program. This summer, there is a children’s camp (Aug. 5-10), a teen camp and the LTD Leadership Program. Check out their website for details:
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LPD Pastor and Spouse Retreat
Nov. 22-24, 2019
Hello LPD pastors,
we’d like to invite you to join us on Nov.
22-24, 2019 for a Pastors’ retreat! We’d like to
encourage you to take a breather in late November (before Advent begins) with
your fellow pastors at Camp
Charis in Chilliwack.Registration is open on our
LPD Website. Please see:
https://www.lpd-efcc.ca/event/lpd-pastor-and-spouse-retreat/
