These Are Exciting Days!
We are privileged to see this scripture fulfilled every day in so many different ways! As a church, we have had 90 days of concentrated prayer for our Lead Pastor. Several folks have come to me throughout the summer stating how they felt God was really working in the prayers of His people as the Personnel Committee progressed in their search. God in His faithfulness and in answer to our prayers, has confirmed and reconfirmed His leading and His will in bringing Pastor Chad Chute to us. We are excited for his ministry with us to begin! We have also been praying for God’s will to be done as we continue the transition to Biblical Eldership. The in-depth study that the men have been going through has literally been amazing. This study and the discussion that goes with it will be about 16 weeks in length, requiring many hours each week of preparation. We have had 30 men go through this study together; some may be elders, some may be deacons, some may be advocates and supporters of what the scriptures teach concerning Biblical Eldership. All of us continue to grow in our understanding of and love for God’s Word, grow in our love for Christ, and grow in our love for one another. We are praying for God to choose the men He desires to be the first ones to fill these important roles in the church; and we know that “…The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results;” so we can trust that God will answer and His will- will be done. With much prayer and hard work, the constitution review and revision committee is near completion of the draft of the new constitution. God continues to lead and guide us, re-shape and re-mold us, make us better structured, better led, better established, so as to be more effective in ministering in His power and more effective in reaching out to a lost world in His name. These are such exciting days and I truly believe the best is yet to come because God is faithful and He answers prayer. The key is for us to keep praying! Keep watching! Keep expecting God to answer! Because, “…The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”
Clark Williman
Interim Lead Pastor