A few quotes from CJ Mahaney
” I regret I have no degrees. I have only graduated from high school and even that should be investigated. I am however an exceptional athlete.”
“Reminding ourselves of the gospel is the most important daily habit we can establish.”
“When it comes to preaching the gospel, we must resolve to be unoriginal”
Many people have asked me about what is going on in Iceland with the Volcano and how it is affecting the Garman family. I spoke with Colby for some time earlier this week and they said that unlike the rest of Europe Reykjavik has only been mildly effected by the Eyjafjallajokull volcano. Colby said that up to this point they have seen no sign of ash or volcano even though they are less than 80 miles from the eruption. The Garmans posted THIS UPDATE yesterday.
If you would like to see some very impressive photography from the eruption you can see it HERE.
The greater concern for the Garmans at this point is that they have recently learned that there unborn child has a heart condition that will require them to return to the US for a few months. Please pray for them as they go through yet another very difficult situation. I encourage you to send them a note of encouragement or a prayer to there email at garmancj@comcast.net
James McDonald puts into words what we have experienced both as the group leaving and the group sending. These are really good words and hopefully they will serve to prepare churches for struggles that lay ahead.
I read an article this morning (thanks Becky) that reminded me that God called the Garmans in Iceland with full knowledge that these things would happen. Pray today for Colby, Annie and the girls. The Garmans are also going through some very scary times as they prepare for the birth of child #3.
HERE is the article
Read more about the Garmans HERE.
At our five year mark we are making some changes at Pillar that we hope will facilitate growth and allow us to have a greater capacity minister people and to send out church planters and start new churches. Some of those changes are realigning the tasks of our leadership to help our elders settle more plainly on their job of ministering the Word and Praying and encouraging a more robust group of deacons who will serve the church by leading the various tasks associated with our ministry.
Other changes are a bit more obvious. First, our logo is new… when we started Pillar Church we did not know how immense our passion for planting would be but we have sat in the back seat as God has called us to project after project over the past several years. We wanted to have an image for our logo that expressed our desire to plant healthy and faithful new congregations.
We also have a new website that, although not completely finished, will soon have a comprehensive explanation of our ministry. Talk a look at our new bling and feel free to comment.
You can see a gallery of Pics from our anniversary service HERE. We had an excellent weekend with our highest attendance ever (about 160) My long time pastor/mentor/supporter Dannie Williams and his wife Gwen came to visit us and he preached the service. He did an outstanding Job challenging us… Here are a couple of email comments from I got following the service…
The service was great. The message was great. And it is clear that he is humble in spirit and is devoted to the Lord.
I really wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed service on Sunday, I was very moved to hear the stories of how God is able to turn the key and open ones heart.
Ben Cartwright did a great job leading our worship team…
