It's amazing how much energy there is when you add a new face to your team. This past week our youth intern Jimmy started working with our staff team. Just his presence alone has brought a whole new dynamic to the work we do at OFC. Our staff seems to be more energized and inspired. Its almost as if we can remember the time when we started out in ministry just like Jimmy has started this week. His presence has helped me evaluate what it is I do and excited me all the more about where we are going as OFC and our future.
I think it is so easy for us to settle into our routines no matter who we are and no matter what we do. We then begin to just kind of coast through our day to day responsibilities at times inspired and at other times just kind of doing stuff. When you bring someone new into the mix or make a change I believe it causes everyone to kind of get a shot in the arm and focus once again on the passion behind what it is we do. As you know it is my prayer and expectation that we will keep doing what it is we do! I liken it to a professional sports team that signs a high profile free agent or brings in that top rookie. All of a sudden everyone is inspired, everyone steps up their game, everyone gets excited again.
We are so happy and so blessed to have Jimmy join our staff. I ask you to be praying for him as he leaps into this new adventure head first. Even now while I am writing this he is at the church hanging out with out teens playing games and having a good time with them. Please keep praying for the opportunities that lay ahead for us at OFC. I know and envision God using our church to reach hundreds of teens and young people in the community that surrounds us. For now we have a light that God is shining on us once again as he has done so often. A light that is shining on this small town church in the middle of nowhere doing huge things and blowing peoples minds for Jesus. He has great expectations for us and quit frankly so do I. I hope this energizes you as it has me. Let's give God a big Woooo Whoooo! Blessings, Your Dreaming Pastor
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Jimmy is certainly getting the big WOOOO WOOOO from our family and certainly from Parker! He couldn't wait to get there tonight and I can't wait to hear what he has to say! Our church is doing a lot of wonderful outreach as well as things for the people already within the church!!!
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