Stones Crossing News

Wow! It has been a while since I last posted. The past few weeks have really been up tempo for me. But now, with the pace getting back to normal, I thought I would share some information you might be interested in:

• On Sunday, April 10th, following the 11am service, we will be breaking ground on our building expansion. If you are new to Stones Crossing, we are adding about 5,000 square feet of student ministry space and offices for staff. We are calling this initiative The House Campaign. Our target date for completion of the project is this December. On April 10th, I will be sharing more information on how you can be involved. Needless to say, I am very excited!
• Many of you know that Greg Colman, Donna Steenbarger, Tim Sutton and I took a Vision Trip to Haiti two weeks ago, representing the Missions Team of Stones Crossing. The purpose of the trip was to look at three impoverished communities that our church could partner with in missions. We had a great trip! God led us to a specific community in Haiti that we believe He wants our church to invest in spiritually, relationally and financially. I will be sharing more with you on this blog and in an upcoming message series. I believe God is going to do some amazing things through our church!
• We are still involved in a staff search for Pre-School Ministry Director and a Worship Pastor/Leader. The processes require a lot of time and effort. I am so thankful for Tricia Garrett, Amanda Ennis, Laura Williams and Dustin Stamper for their leadership during this transition period. The Elder Team could really use your prayers as we seek God’s provision for these two positions.
• I also want to thank you all for your prayers for my mom. I believe spiritually she is doing well as her battle with cancer is coming to an end. I am thankful for God’s living grace and for His dying grace.

Amazing Day at Stones Crossing!

Amazing day!  I just love our church!  It is great sitting back and watching God work in changing people’s lives.  Here is a recap in case you missed it.

• We baptized 15 people today!  9 of those were unplanned, responding to today’s message to go public with their faith through baptism.
• I absolutely loved Daniel’s testimony video today.  His story of life change was incredible.
• During the 11am service, I had the privilege of leading Ray to Christ!  Pray for him as he begins his new found relationship with God.
• We also announced today that we will be breaking ground on our House campaign for facility expansion in early Spring!  We are so excited to finally get started.

Next week, we will be continuing the Game Changer series and I am going to be asking, who is it that really knows you?  Whatever you do, do not miss church next Sunday.

From Ownership to Stewardship

As a takeaway from last Sunday’s message titled, “Reach Deep,” we handed out envelopes with either a $1, $5, $10 bill included in each one.  I shared that nothing we have really belongs to us.  God has only given us gifts to manage.  I also mentioned that stewardship is “growing and protecting the Owner’s assets with fierce intensity” and that if we applied this perspective to our daily lives, it would be a game changer.

Everyone received the envelope and the challenge to take whatever amount you were given and grow it, add to it, invest it and use it to make a difference in someone’s life and then share your stewardship story or plan with me.  You can email or snail mail me your story or leave a reply to this post in the box below.

I cannot wait to hear your responses!