Five Updates

Today I want to share with you five updates from the plant (other than the numerous recent updates on the switch to bi-vocationalism!):

1. Finances - Today (June 30th) is officially the last day of the plant's 2013-14 fiscal year and we will end it with a $40K-$45K surplus. Because God has been so incredibly good and generous to us, we will be tithing from this surplus as a thank offering to our Lord. The Genesis Community will determine where (either a mission or community organization) this $4,000+ gift will be going.
2. Children's Ministry Director - On July 15 I am meeting with someone who is interested in this position. This individual will be a freshman in college in the fall, which is perfect for the position. We had hoped to have someone in place by October 1, but it looks like the Lord may have a faster timeline, which is absolutely fine by us!
3. Large Group Worship - We hope to introduce monthly large group worship in November or December. As I've written before, the lifeblood of Genesis runs through our Gospel Communities. Because of this, the bulk of our time, energy, and resources are devoted to the launching and leading of these Communities of 10-20 individuals who are following Jesus together, living as agents of good together, and meeting together regularly in homes. However, we value and appreciate the large group worship component of Christian community and are eager to incorporate it into our rhythms. Who knows, maybe the Lord has a faster timeline for this as well?
4. Name, Logo, and Website - This is the last week that our survey will be available for individuals to weigh-in on our name, logo, and tagline. If you haven't taken the survey yet, I highly encourage you to click this link and do so now. Over the next month we will be developing our website and are eager to share all of these details with you!
5. Gospel Community Launch - In the coming weeks we will be launching our second Gospel Community! Our prayer is that we have 5 Communities launched or in the process of launching by the end of the year.

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