Reminder: We are in the Hope Business February 25, 2008
Posted by Steve in : The City, Chicago, Volunteers, Church, Urban Church, Methods & Strategies, The Cultural Conversation, Culture and Faith , add a commentAs we see more and more people step over the line of faith each week at Park Community Church, I was reminded this week in an article by John Ortberg, Senior Pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church that as Christians, we are in the hope business. And as a leader, the one task a leader can never delegate, especially in the church, is hope.
As leaders, we need to be hope leaders, not forgetting our sins and failures but coming to the cross, confessing, learning from it and continually reminding ourselves that we live with hope, under grace. As a leader, we need to surround ourselves in ministry with those who can breathe hope and energy into our lives so we can do the same with those we lead. This may be outsiders or may be your ministry team.
When people see a leader with this kind of vital optimism, who radiates a sense that together we can do what needs to be done, then people tend to decide not to waste their energy wondering about “if” but focus their energy going after “how.”
Check out the article.
Opening for Toby Mac! March 12, 2007
Posted by Steve in : The Cultural Conversation, The Arts in the City , add a commentTonight, Park Community Church’s own Becky Johnson was opening for Toby Mac, former lead singer of DC Talk, at the Chicago House of Blues! Toby has a new album out and is revving up his new tour.
Becky is a certified talent– check out all her info and her latest songs at www.beckyjohnsonmusic.com and her MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/beckyjohnson. We are expecting a full house so if you get this in time, go check her out performance! You know, at Park, we have this One Percent vision to reach Chicago for Christ, and Becky’s personal 1% vision is to take her music to the people of Chicago in bars, pubs and other performance spots — using the gifts and talents that God has given her for the Kingdom. This will definitely be her biggest venue to date. You can purchase tickets here…. http://www.hob.com/tickets/eventdetail.asp?eventid=43821
