Happy New Year Center Pointe! I hope 2012 is off to an incredible start for you. This morning, I received a gift from one of our partners...Vitamin D3. Also known as sunshine pills! I'm fully prepared to tackle these next two months!
Next week, you'll be receiving a full e-letter, but I wanted to share a few things with you first.
1). What will you do in 2012 to take your next step towards God? And secondly, what will you do in 2012 to help advance the Kingdom? Those are two very important questions that I want you to consider. Your spiritual journey and God's Kingdom are far too important to be accidental. We don't grow accidentally. We grow intentionally. The New Year is a great time to reassess where you are and where you're going. And because I won't ask you to do something I'm not willing to do myself, here are my answers...
My next step toward God this year is to find someone who will pour into me. For several years now, this has been a missing component in my life. I need someone in my life that has served in ministry longer and is further down the spiritual road. This is the year to get that done. And regarding my contribution to the Kingdom, I'm currently mentoring a gentleman, but I need to expand that to two or three guys and seek ways to be more intentional. While I teach the masses on Sundays, I'm deeply convicted that I need a small group of guys that I pour into regularly. So there it is, I need a Paul and I need a few more Timothy's. I invite you to ask me how that's going.
2). This coming Sunday, January 8, is a day you can't miss. For the last year we have been hard at work seeking God's direction for Center Pointe. This Sunday, I'm excited to communicate the fruit of that labor. I will be sharing with you four key areas where we believe God is leading us to focus our efforts strategically and intentionally for the next few years. If you're out of town on Sunday, make sure to catch it online.
I’m looking forward to an exciting year of ministry together!
Shawn