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June 16, 2003 Dear Elders: It is with great regret that I write this letter to inform you of my resignation as Associate Minister at Liberty Christian Church, effective August 2003. According to the 60 day notice outlined in my job description. The only obligations that I have this summer are VBS, and Camp in August. This role has changed my life over the past 4 years almost 5 years.. My work with our young people could hardly be called work at all-they have gifted my life with purpose, challenge, humor, and feelings that no words can capture. We are fortunate to have such a terrific group of young people. The future of Liberty Christian Church is assured-it will rest in capable hands. I have prayed about this decision, and I truly believe it is the right thing to do. Let me share my reasons. 1. After praying and seeking God’s direction for the past 6 months, God has lead me to this conclusion.. 2. Budget restrictions. It is just a reality that a church of your size can
Word of Advice: Never Chair a Camp meeting where the Camp manager threatens to resign ...I being a director and Vice-chairperson; on the executive committee and Vice-President of our Camp Association experienced this late last nite. Just a thought! It seems to be resolved but will need further implications for the future of our camp. Word of Advice 2: Never let your daughter play with the cat's tail. Word of Advice 3: Cut your grass before it rains Word of Advice 4: Make a list of Top ten signs its time to leave dodge: One for me if when the Sr. Pastor starts to memo you to death and never even sent out a memo before.
I recently saw a sister church's motto - Making Room for You. Well, my little motto of late is "We have Room for You!" We have not only the physical room, but the mental, social and spiritual room. We need You! We need you to come worship with us. To pray for us. To socialize with us ...and most importantly Serve with us. The Student Ministries here at Liberty wants to give young people a chance to come, connect, committ and be commissioned. We have Room for You to Serve. We need godly parents; godly youth sponsors; godly grandparents. Basically we need people to be the people God wants them to be. A part of that is encouraging your church leadership. Here are 10 Ways to Encourage People in the Serving Business of our Church. 1. Have the church leaders and Ministry Leaders visit another church that is active and growing and maybe apply some of the principles to the situation here at Liberty. 2. Bring some of the leadership and that of a growing c