Sunday review

We had a great day at Foothills Community Church yesterday. I absolutely LOVE what God is doing right now!

* I was a bit worried that we were going to get washed-out because the weatherman had forecasted a 60% chance of rain, but it was a beautiful day.

* Kelly Ross was prepared for the rain with an entire team of volunteers who serve on the umbrella team. I love how our volunteers are always ready to go the second mile for our guests.

* David Odom and the worship team nailed it yesterday. It was extremely cool, that we got a chance to sing a song written by some of the FCC staff members during worship.

* I spoke on dealing with conflict in relationships.

* Conflict is 2 people trying to occupy the same space at the same time

* The word "unity" is a bit misunderstood. Unity is not the absence of conflict, it's the willingness to work through the conflict in a Christ-like way for God-honoring results.

* The goal is not to win the argument, it's to win the person.

* Always work toward resolution.

* Our student ministry, Thrive is seeing some great things happening. This past Wednesday, another 4 students committed their lives to Christ!

* Also on Wednesday, our Student Pastor, Brian Rhodes announced that he would be stepping down from our Student ministry to focus more of his efforts in our SERVE ministry. This was a difficult decision for Brian to make. He loves students, but felt that his gifts could be best used in his new position. Brian has served Thrive with excellence for the last few years, and I am pumped that he will still be serving on Foothills team! That's right, he is NOT going anywhere!!

* Brian also announced to the students that our new student ministry pastor will be Justin Terry. Justin will begin in early March. In the meantime, he will be busy winding things down in his current position in Virginia. It has been great getting to know Justin, who was introduced to us by his friend, David Odom. When he gets here, I'll bring him up on stage and introduce him.

* Brian will work with Justin during a transition period to show him the ropes. And then Brian will move to the SERVE area, and his focus will be helping people find a place to serve at Foothills. He will have some other responsibilities, as well. When you see Brian, let him know how much you appreciate him.

* Can you believe that Easter is in 2 months? We are working hard to put together the most creative, compelling services we have ever had!!

* In case you haven't seen it yet, our new website is up and running. We have a few things that will be tweaked, but it looks awesome. Thanks to Shane Smith for all of his work.

* Kidzone is really going strong . lots of kids. Also. I'm not really sure what's going on, but we have about a dozen pregnant ladies in our church right now.

* We could use some extra people to serve in our nursery. (See above)!!