leadership team mtg reflections

I can't believe it's been 2 weeks since my last post. I'm definitely not in the habit of blogging yet. But I'm trying: pray for me! And speaking of prayer...

On Monday we had our longest meeting yet under Kenny's tenure as Grace Community's chair: we didn't finish till almost 11 pm. Why? We want to present a sound budget for FY2008 (starting in October). We discussed the church's goals and vision and how the budget can reflect that while being fiscally responsible. I was impressed with the robustness of the dialog. Everything was on the table with no hidden agendas. And it was built on a foundation of solid biblical reflections on leadership in Kenny's devotional.

Thanks to all of you who are praying for us as we continue to face this financial challenge. We realize that there's still a lot of work to do, so we've postponed the town hall and community meetings so that we have more time. Please pray for ministry teams that still need to submit their budgets. Pray for Mike as he guides the process for the ministry teams. Pray that by the end of September we'll raise the $19,500 that's needed for our internship fund so that we can keep Sarah with us. Pray for the leadership team meeting on 9/17 as we put together the draft of the budget. Pray for the town hall meeting (9/24) when we present the budget for the first time and get further input. And pray for the community meeting (9/29) when we vote on the budget.