Elder Update: Our Purpose

05.01.08

    Think fast – what is our purpose as a church? Why has God placed Village Bible Church on Route 47 in Sugar Grove? What is our primary calling through which everything else funnels and through which our “success” is to be measured? The old adage that goes something like this, “If you don’t set a goal, or a mark, you’ll miss it every time,” is true.

    Think fast – what is our purpose as a church?  Why has God placed Village Bible Church on Route 47 in Sugar Grove?  What is our primary calling through which everything else funnels and through which our “success” is to be measured?  The old adage that goes something like this, “If you don’t set a goal, or a mark, you’ll miss it every time,” is true.

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    Hopefully this sounds familiar, as it is the official vision statement of our church.  It is our hope and desire that as a church we would be a family that cares for each other and together strives, above all, to bring glory to God.  One way we do this is by sharing the life-changing truth of Jesus Christ with the world.

    Sharing the truth of Jesus takes many different shapes and can happen every day.  Summertime does, however, provide some unique opportunities through mission trips and Vacation Bible School.

    This year, Lord willing, we will have 30-40 people participating in mission trips and over 130 people sharing Christ with the 300+ children who will attend Vacation Bible School â€‘ and the majority of these children are not part of our church family.

    As you read about some of these trips and about Vacation Bible School, we hope that you will not just read and then forget, but that you will take part by (1) praying regularly for the preparation and the actual ministry, (2) serving by investing our own time and energy, and (3) giving of your financial resources.

    We are excited to see how God will grow us and use us this summer.  These are indeed exciting times!

    Your elder team,

    Al Gonnerman, Mario Arindaeng, Tim Badal, Scott Capp, Keith Duff, Jon Pilkington & Ray Prigodich

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