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July 14, 2008
Leadership is Stewardship DVD Presentation by Rick Warren from the 2005 Leadership Rick Warren believes that the most dangerous prayer you can pray is, "God, use me." Warren describes how God answered that prayer in his own life, including times of great blessing but also times of confession and repentance. If we lay down what is in our hands, God can bring it to life just as he did when Moses laid down his wooden staff before God.
Join us at 10:00am on Monday, July 14 at Integrity Community Church in Burlington. Please RSVP to Jamie Sanders at jsanders@integritycommunity.org as soon as possible. Thanks and God bless!
August 11 - Leading Leaders
How often do you pray, saying something like this: “Lord, please raise up leaders in our congregation. People who can take over significant roles. People who are humble and will understand that it’s not about them. People who will fall in line with your vision for our church, and will work with great energy and enthusiasm. Oh, and can you make them effective by next weekend…..”
The truth is that you probably have prayed in such a manner before. And the truth is also that at times you have been impatient enough to want the leaders in your congregation to just stand up, take over and lead in a godly fashion. But the real truth – the one that we need to come to grips with – is that while God does provide those leaders in our church, there may be a number of complications that come with them.
September 8 - The Sunday Morning Experience The annual live session focusing on latest trends and tools in teaching, musical worship, drama, media, first impressions, etc.
Operation Christmas Child
 With a shared heart and passion to proclaim the gospel, many have found Operation Christmas Child to be a strong support to their church's missions programs. Nearly half of the churches connected with the ICC have or currently take part in Operation Christmas Child! What a blessing for us to know that the project has become a valued resource and an avenue for hands-on missions involvement, and to discover these partnerships in ministry that the Lord has established.Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child (a project of Samaritan's Purse) has facilitated children coming to know Jesus Christ through simple shoe box gifts. Filled with school supplies, toys, and personal items packed by caring people, these gifts become a powerful way to share God's love with hurting children. Local believers in more than 138 countries and territories have distributed more than 61 million gifts in the context of evangelistic programs, and many precious boys and girls have received Jesus as their Savior. Without question there is no way that Operation Christmas Child would have grown or would have had the opportunity to reach out to so many children if not for the involvement of like-minded churches and organizations. Apart from the Lord, first of all, and those who pack boxes, pray, and get involved, the project simply would not happen.  We are grateful to the Lord for the opportunity to serve alongside you for the sake of the children and the Kingdom! Our desire is that Operation Christmas Child would continue to grow in its capacity to serve churches, extending their reach to the farthest corners of the globe in Jesus' name. We look forward to being with you in Burlington for the gathering on August 11, to celebrate what the Lord is doing through our ministry together as we draw closer to the 2008 National Collection Week (Nov. 17 - 24). For more information about Operation Christmas Child, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ |
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