Tuesday

We are continuing to focus on taking care of teams as they come in to work providing food, lodging and food for them.  We are also continuing to sort through donations as they come and get them where they need to go.  We are also making all the resources available to those who come and pick items up.  Our biggest need right now is for teams and individuals to come and help organize and sort the donations that have come in as well as help get them to the areas where they are needed the most.  If you would like to bring a team or come individually please call me at 620-202-3257.  We can also house your workers here if needed.

Weekend Update

We had a good weekend @galenaassembly. Preached on What's Left? 1Corinthians 13:13, Faith, Hope, and Love. We want to be encouraging people and building faith and hope through the love of Christ. A lot of new faces in the services. To give you an update on needs we are needing drinks other than water a personal toiletry items, food, sunscreen for those out going through homes and survivors sorting through the destruction. We are hearing that many other places are turning away donations. We WILL not. The needs are going to be ongoing for months and we want to make sure we have what people need. Have a great day! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Joplin Tornado

This week has been very hectic with all the chaos caused by the tornado 6 days ago. The response has been unbelievable and overwhelming. At Galena Assembly we are focusing our efforts on being a resourcing point for victims and other shelters and a resting and rejuvenating place for workers. We are housing many of the Convoy of Hope workers as well as workers for many other outlets. Some teams are getting in to work but the bulk will be allowed in early next week. The needs are great as we continue to meet needs. On a personal note, this is definitely the most devastating natural disaster I have ever seen. Please continue to pray for the victims, the families affected, those that are missing and those who have the difficulty of identifying bodies. Pray for an overwhelming presence of God to be in churches all over the area tomorrow. Lots of healing and hope needs to be given to those in our churches tomorrow. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

What a Weekend!

We had a great weekend at Galena Assembly!  The youth ministered at the Kansas Fine Arts Festival and did an amazing job.  So proud of them.  We had around 10 of our entries qualify to compete at the National Fine Arts Festival in August in Phoenix.

On Sunday morning all of the youth ministered in the morning service.  It was so exciting to see all the parents in church that normally are not here.  Everyone in the room felt the power of God as each one of the teenagers ministered.  So proud of the Youth!

It reminds me of how much we can underestimate people.  I have to be honest, to see the talent and gifts that each one of them have is stunning.  I wonder how many more people that we run into have talent that needs to be mined out of them.  We need to wake the sleeping giant that is Galena Assembly!

Weekend Summary

What a weekend we had at Galena Assembly.  I was so proud of the volunteers who gave up time, resources, and energy to make it such a success.  We don't have definite numbers yet but we know that for the Saturday night Sanctus Real concert we had over a thousand people in attendance.  It was amazing to see all those people in the building.  We had an email from a guy in Neosho Missouri who said that his experience exceeded his expectations and that we have a beautiful facility.

On Sunday morning we had the highest attended service of the year and the second highest since we came go Galena.  We also had another miracle take place last week for the church that I cannot share all the details on yet but it is evident that God's hand is blessing us and moving us forward.

Exciting things are happening at Galena Assembly!

Vision

"Vision is seeing what everybody has seen but thinking what nobody has thought."


As a pastor many times it would be easy to get caught up in trying to do do what every other so called successful church is doing.  We have to be people that see everything we can but then pray that God would give us eyes to see what He see's and that we would see what He wants us to see.  


At Galena Assembly we have a thriving bus ministry.  I can remember when churches started moving away from the bus ministry and then tried to say that bus ministry will not work in this day and age. It works for us. We break records every week for how many kids are coming to church through bus ministry.  It may not have worked at other churches, but it does work here.  


Let me challenge you as a leader or pastor.  Just because something is or isn't working for another church does not mean it will or will not work for you.  Pray, get vision to see what God wants you to see, and then move out.  

	Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Romans 12:2

New Book, Soul Print by Mark Batterson

I am a big Mark Batterson fan.  I have read all of his books and used materials from each of them for teaching in church.  I love the way his mind processes information and how he is able to clearly communicate old truths in the Bible in a new and refreshing way.

Soul Print takes the story of David and breaks it down into moments that become Soul Prints on Davids life.  Every hardship, every mistake and every victory becomes a building block on which God builds David  into the great king that he becomes.  The author then uses these events to show how God puts his print on our lives through our trials, temptations, struggles, failures, and victory's.  This is by far my favorite book by Mark Batterson.

The only criticism I have is I wish that the publisher would have put on the cover that there is a discussion guide in the back of the book.  I did not discover this until I was halfway through reading the book.  I have to say that once I found the discussion guide and looked at the questions, they brought a new depth of insight and understanding to the book.

Great Book!!

No Wednesday Services

There will be no Wednesday night services at @galenaassembly. If you want to see why, here is a picture of the snow depth at one of the doors.


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Snow day

Home today due to heavy snow. Sometimes I find it hard to slow down. Not much you can do but just relax, read, rest and roast!


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Sunday Recap

Had 2 great services at @galenaassembly today. We had a young man get healed this morning when children prayed for him. We are beginning to see a stirring of the Spirit and more people responding to God. God always responds when people are truly seeking Him. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Sunday AM

Home you can make it to @galenaassembly this morning. Message is "Building an Accurate Prayer Life." - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Book Recommendation

I just finished reading the book God's Generals. I would recommend that every pastor or ministry leader read this. It give their successes as well as their mistakes and failures. Some of the best lessons to learn from are the mistakes of others. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone