What's happenin'!

Well the summer is almost over and as we look back we had some great successes in two months...

PULSE OUR NEW YOUTH GROUP reports this

• 11 attended Penn Jersey Youth camp


• 8 made commitments to holiness & TO BE DISCIPLED


• 7 gave their testimony on Sunday Morning


• We had 25 teens and 10 adult leaders in our dress for the mess event


• We had 27 at our wet and wild kickball event


• We already have a youth worship band (eventhough it is kinda heavy metal


• We kick off Pulse Explosion on Sept 6th (Thursday nights)


• This weekend we are traveling to Revelation Generation concert


• Stand Ministries is coming Sept 26-30th

In BIG BOY church..

• Redid the sound system


• Purchased & Installed 3 projectors (2 front and 1 rear)


• Purchased new computers


• Have ADULT discipleship classes/small groups starting in Oct on Wednesday Nights


• Children's JAM (Jesus and Me) starting (SS, Children's Church and Wednesday night)


• Stand Ministry outreach teams


• Committed to connect with God and connect with others


• New women's SS class -Beth Moore (Oct 07)


• Sunday/Monday Night football (men's event) coming with cable!!!


• Worship team is rocking!!!! with three teens playing instruments~


• We have seen over 30 people accept Christ as their personal Savior


• 5-7 men meet for prayer every thursday at 6:30AM


• I MEET WITH 8 PASTOR'S FROM THE COMMUNITY EVERY THURSDAY


• Concerts of prayer every Wednesday night in Sept for Stand outreach


• I am joining a mentoring group with our DS Dr. Wood


• We had 76 people at our home last Sunday for an ICE CREAM SOCIAL (3 hours)


• We had attendance over 100! (107 and 135 during the summer - Doubling our attendance)


• We have seen a 25% -30% increase in attendance on average for two months!

On the home front...

• We love our new home


• We still have issues with our home in Michigan


• Peter is in school already and hooking up with others for a band


• Brianna has been out of the house with other girls most of the time and is doing great


• Matt is 7 yrs old and content with video games


• Doreen is in the worship team singing and will co-lead a Beth Moore SS class in Oct (everyone wants to be in the pastor's wife's class...lol)

On a personal note...

• I don't know how church planters do this from scratch


• I am working twice as hard now and we have a established building and land.


• I guess God knew my family limitations.


• This has definitely felt like a church plant and I am not a detail oriented guy


• I am still looking for more men/women to come along side me to cover my weaknesses


• I am dreaming for God and it kinda scares me sometimes the things he is putting in my head


• For Stand outreach in Sept he gave me a number of 1,000. Our church only holds 175-225 on a very good day and we have 5 services (do the math)


• I will be faithful and let God be God.


• I praise God for the great examples of leaders he has put in my life.


• The great news is that I have a great Godly friend here in NJ who wants to see Faith Chapel Thrive for Jesus! PTL


• Take a good look at our building...it might be changing in a couple of years as we grow!

ET RAMBLINGS...