Dear Friends,
Beginning this Sunday morning, we will inaugurate a new worship schedule, featuring one service at 10:30 a.m. The special dynamic that one large service affords will be wonderful for all of our church family to experience together over the next few months. Please plan to help us launch the new schedule this Sunday morning. The Nfusion Coffeehouse will be open to serve delicious hot and cold drinks at 8:45 a.m., and adult education classes will begin at 9:00 a.m. Additionally, the United Youth Directline will meet at 9:00 a.m., and Vertical will meet at 10:30 a.m.
I want you to know that the Turning Point staff is diligently praying together each day, and is seeking God’s direction during this interim season. You will be excited to learn that we have been hearing specific directions from God, and will be pressing forward even as the search for a new senior pastor unfolds. During this timeframe, please rest assured that the staff is fully engaged in the process of maintaining and growing the respective ministries, as well as the body-at-large. We are rolling up our collective sleeves in order to faithfully serve God and you!
During this interim period, you will see all of our ministries moving forward with passion, excellence, and diligence. It is obvious to me that the Turning Point staff was appointed and anointed by God Himself for a time such as this. Expect amazing and powerful ministry to continue during this season without a senior pastor. As you know, this is God’s church, and He is far from finished with Turning Point Community Church! With this in mind, I want you to be aware of some specific back-to-the-basics emphases that will be front and center during the interim:
· Prayer - We sense that God is asking us to make prayer the most foundational component upon which Turning Point is predicated. The staff is meeting daily for extended, heartfelt, and faith-filled prayer. The elders are likewise meeting regularly to pray and seek God’s will. We are in the process of identifying and implementing church-wide prayer opportunities in which you can actively and purposefully engage.
· Word - In addition to fresh, relevant, and challenging sermons each week, we are also asking Father God to give this church body an insatiable hunger for His Word. One meaningful spiritual “meal” a week is certainly not enough for true spiritual health and vitality. Church-wide initiatives will be forthcoming.
· Worship - While worship has always been strongly emphasized at Turning Point, we now sense God calling us to worship Him with even more passion, abandon, and urgency. Allen and his worship team will continually provide amazing and authentic worship experiences, and will strive to find ways to more effectively engage our church body in worship that touches the very heart of Father God.
· The Lost -The Great Commission should always be central to any church ministry. We are now asking God to make Turning Point a place where the lost routinely come to know the Living Savior. In fact, we are praying with expectancy that God will honor our prayers in an amazing way. Can you imagine a place where people are saved every time we gather to worship?
Thanks for the opportunity to communicate with you regarding current and upcoming ministry endeavors at Turning Point Community Church. At some point within the coming months, God will bring us a new senior pastor. Until then, let us continue to trust God for an amazing and miracle-filled interim season. Remember: This is God’s Church, and He is still fully in control!
To God Be the Glory!
Brent Hardegree
Executive Pastor
