Monday, January 02, 2006
Happy New Year
Happy New Year everyone. It is hard to believe that this old teacher will be back in the classroom in a couple of days. The coming semester will bring the now
annual push towards our state’s high stakes test, the FCAT. “High stakes” in the guise of evaluation and bonuses for teacher, high stakes for the kiddos in the form of graduation or promotion, as well as choice of electives for the coming year. As my friend in the National Guard would say after having served a tour of duty in Afghanistan, everyone’s “pucker factor” will be high.
The coming year for our church will bring a new involvement ministry being headed up by a former elder of a Christian Church and his wife (Javier and Anne) called “U.S.S.C.” which stands for “United Saints Serving Christ.” In a few weeks our “recruiters” (deacons and any ministry leaders) will hold a recruitment drive following a morning service. Javier and Anne have interviewed each deacon and ministry leader to come up with detailed lists that each member can use to decide what job or jobs they want to sign up for.
The church is providing a meal on the day of our recruitment drive. This will give everyone a chance to eat and then sign up for at least one job for one year. Our goal is to have every member of our church responsible for helping with at least one ministry taking place at the church. At the end of one year we’ll have another recruiting / re-enlisting drive to start the new year.
I guess every new year is like this one in that it’s coming brings both excitement and some dread. What are you looking forward to and what are you dreading in the coming year?
annual push towards our state’s high stakes test, the FCAT. “High stakes” in the guise of evaluation and bonuses for teacher, high stakes for the kiddos in the form of graduation or promotion, as well as choice of electives for the coming year. As my friend in the National Guard would say after having served a tour of duty in Afghanistan, everyone’s “pucker factor” will be high.
The coming year for our church will bring a new involvement ministry being headed up by a former elder of a Christian Church and his wife (Javier and Anne) called “U.S.S.C.” which stands for “United Saints Serving Christ.” In a few weeks our “recruiters” (deacons and any ministry leaders) will hold a recruitment drive following a morning service. Javier and Anne have interviewed each deacon and ministry leader to come up with detailed lists that each member can use to decide what job or jobs they want to sign up for.
The church is providing a meal on the day of our recruitment drive. This will give everyone a chance to eat and then sign up for at least one job for one year. Our goal is to have every member of our church responsible for helping with at least one ministry taking place at the church. At the end of one year we’ll have another recruiting / re-enlisting drive to start the new year.
I guess every new year is like this one in that it’s coming brings both excitement and some dread. What are you looking forward to and what are you dreading in the coming year?
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Many years ago, the College Church in Fresno had a Ministry Carnival. All the different services set up booths and people could sign up to do certain things. I remember Gene at the evangelism table and how lonely he was.
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