The Ordination
Things are moving right along at CTK-Dorchester. Last night Dan was ordained, and he will preach his first sermon as our pastor next Sunday. Melissa took some great pictures of the event, and I will put them up on the pictures page tonight.
It is awesome to see what God is doing here, and all the changes have brought a new level of excitement to everyone involved in the church. We had over 120 people show up last night for the service, by far the most we have every tried to pack into the library where we currently meet. It was great to see the room so full, but it also made me realize that when the Lord starts bringing that many people on a regular basis we are going to be in trouble as far as space and sound equipment goes. Oh well, those are problems we'll be excited to have, and, honestly, they are problems we are praying to encounter soon.
As I am transitioning into full-time ministry, I am quickly learning of a new need - a church office. After wandering the streets of Boston looking for place where I could talk on the phone and find Internet access without disturbing anyone, I finally ran in a church member at the borders near downtown crossing. I told her of my plight, and she offered me a empty office in her building for the afternoon. I am currently looking out at the window at some area of Beacon hill daydreaming of one day having my own workspace with a view of field's corner some day.
First things first though, I need to raise our support and get to work. Please pray for me this week. I will be calling hundreds of people and setting up appointments to share our vision for church planting in Boston. God is on the move up here, and I am blessed to give others the chance to join with him. Pray that I will be diligent with my time, and that I would find new contacts - people around the city and throughout the country who have a heart for the growth of God's kingdom.
PS. If anyone from Google is reading this, could you please add "Dorchester" to the spell check list. It is an actual place, I did not mean to type "Rochester" every time. Thanks.
It is awesome to see what God is doing here, and all the changes have brought a new level of excitement to everyone involved in the church. We had over 120 people show up last night for the service, by far the most we have every tried to pack into the library where we currently meet. It was great to see the room so full, but it also made me realize that when the Lord starts bringing that many people on a regular basis we are going to be in trouble as far as space and sound equipment goes. Oh well, those are problems we'll be excited to have, and, honestly, they are problems we are praying to encounter soon.
As I am transitioning into full-time ministry, I am quickly learning of a new need - a church office. After wandering the streets of Boston looking for place where I could talk on the phone and find Internet access without disturbing anyone, I finally ran in a church member at the borders near downtown crossing. I told her of my plight, and she offered me a empty office in her building for the afternoon. I am currently looking out at the window at some area of Beacon hill daydreaming of one day having my own workspace with a view of field's corner some day.
First things first though, I need to raise our support and get to work. Please pray for me this week. I will be calling hundreds of people and setting up appointments to share our vision for church planting in Boston. God is on the move up here, and I am blessed to give others the chance to join with him. Pray that I will be diligent with my time, and that I would find new contacts - people around the city and throughout the country who have a heart for the growth of God's kingdom.
PS. If anyone from Google is reading this, could you please add "Dorchester" to the spell check list. It is an actual place, I did not mean to type "Rochester" every time. Thanks.
