Archive for January 2007
I am still here
Posted on Monday, January 29, 2007 at 10:05 AM by David Zavadil
It seems like ages since I have last written. The first six months of ministry here at Eastminster have seen 12 funerals, a near total restructuring of the administration of the office, a near daily frustration with the city over a building permit that seems may never come, car issues and the adjustment of family from a town of 5000 to a metro area of well over 1.2 million people. One thing I can say is that the transition has been exciting.
This past Saturday, the leadership team and I finished crafting a core values, a mission statement and a vision statement for Eastminster Presbyterian Church. It is exciting to see God's people excited about what God can do and what He is going to do in our hearts and the hearts of the community. Two weeks ago we began taking the Salvation Army mobile canteen out into the neighborhoods of Norfolk. Our people are now getting the opportunity to see the needy world around us, up close and personal.
Yesterday I completed a series on the Epistle of 1 John. I am not sure who was blessed more during the excursion, me or the congregation. After taking this next month to focus on worship, the plan is to begin a new series on the Sermon on the Mount. Pray for me as I prepare for both of these series. If anyone has some recommended resources, why don't you post them on my comments?
Please be patient with me. I do still plan to write upon "the Fear of God." Ministry obligations and family obligation have prevented me from sitting down and doing any serious study and writing on the issue. Now that there is an end in sight to our strategic planning, my time is freeing up a bit. Pray for me that I will be able to develop this series.