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Welcome to our Blog for the Denver Metro South section of the Assemblies of God!
This blog is created to be a tool for the ministers of our Section for the purpose of sharing resources, encouragement, ideas and discussions. As we move forward as a Sectional Committee (Jim Ladd, Gordan Albury and Anthony Ross) our dream is to coordinate resources, networking and events that truly support and encourage you. Our nightmare is that we would offer resources, meetings or events that you have no interest in or that offer no real value.
Here are some ideas we are considering:
* Brown bag lunches. These would be gatherings where everyone brings their own lunch and we have an open-forum discussion on a topic designated in advance. For example, Lead Pastors would gather together and discuss a topic like "developing a preaching calendar", "how I stay fresh in ministry", "running effective staff or board meetings", "the best idea we had last year" etc. Meanwhile, youth pastors, worship leaders, kids pastors, etc would meet together and do the same thing with topics pertinent to them.
* This Blog. A venue to discuss topics of interest, network for resources, review books, share helpful articles, etc. We want every minister in the section to have the ability to post, comment and discuss issues. We only ask that proper attitudes of encouragement and edification prevail.
* District Council party. Inviting the members of our section to a late-evening room for food, fellowship and relaxation.
* Major Events. Rockies games, concerts, etc. Just for fun for us and our families for any who want to attend.
* E-Bulletins. An email bulletin as needed to share prayer requests, make major announcements or share exciting reports from around the section.
So, what ideas do you have? We have no desire to invade your calendars with events that don't contribute to your life and ministry in positive ways. We all are plenty busy. At the same time, there may be ideas you have for how we can offer mutual encouragement, support and resources that are worthy of your time. Please offer any and all suggestions you can think of.
Thanks!
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First, I appreciate the communication & opportunity for open forum. I like several of the ideas you suggested: brown bag lunch, sharing ideas about sermon planning, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe one meeting I would certainly prioritize is prayer. Back in the 90's we had a great system set up where AG pastors from the north & south sections came together to fast & pray during the noon hour one day each a week. The location rotated from church to church. We averaged somewhere around 8-10 guys each week. The forum was simple - each guy had an opportunity to briefly share a need & then we prayed. No bible study, no worship, just prayer. At the close of the meeting, we gathered around the host pastor & prayed for him, his family, his congregation & his community. Through the years, the format morphed into more of a planning session & discussion group & we lost our prayer meeting.
I'm not necessarily advocating we duplicate the previous format, but I would like to see us return to the concept. I would like to have the opportunity to help support my friends through prayer. I would like to be with the guys as we pray together, because specific needs & personal needs tend to surface when we get together. Also, I would welcome some kind of system where we can network together, contacting one or two guys for prayer support as needs arise throughout the week. These are my thoughts.
Again, thank you for the forum & I stand ready to help any way I can.
Jim Brummet
Thanks for leading Jim. I like your ideas, Jim B's idea and I'll give this some more thought.
ReplyDeleteDavid Goerzen