Here is the 4th quarter schedule that you've waiting for. If you have any questions you can call me at 449-6777,
In his name,
Doug
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
FCCN worship ministry blog: 9/17/12
IT'S TIME FOR CHOIR!!!!!!
Last Sunday night was our first time to meet again as the FCCN Choir. As most of you know, Phill is leaving us. Though we are very sad, we rejoice with Phill and his family as they start an exciting new chapter of their lives.
This Sunday evening, September 23rd, 6:00pm, we will start rehearsing for our Sunday morning worship times and for Christmas. We are ready to welcome back all of our "old" members and are exciting to meet "new" members. With your help, Doug & I will try to live up to God's standard of excellence in worship. COME JOIN US!
Cheryl Smith
Last Sunday night was our first time to meet again as the FCCN Choir. As most of you know, Phill is leaving us. Though we are very sad, we rejoice with Phill and his family as they start an exciting new chapter of their lives.
This Sunday evening, September 23rd, 6:00pm, we will start rehearsing for our Sunday morning worship times and for Christmas. We are ready to welcome back all of our "old" members and are exciting to meet "new" members. With your help, Doug & I will try to live up to God's standard of excellence in worship. COME JOIN US!
Cheryl Smith
Sunday, September 16, 2012
FCCN Worship Ministry Blog: 9/16/12
Thank you all for the pleasure to serve along side you for more than seven years. We have laughed, cried, sang, played, moved to a new building, built 2 story set pieces, seen video and lighting changes, traveled and performed at countless events in the tristate, put on concerts to benefit our Southern Indiana community. We've seen hundreds of people baptized, and seen the worship ministry triple and quadruple in number while the church at FCCN has grown as well. I came to you all as a young 20 something with a beautiful bride and no children. The Foust family leaves you now with my beautiful bride, 3 young children in tow, and with me 10 pounds heavier and a few more grey hairs. I wouldn't have traded it for anything to see first hand the Body of FCCN being the hands and feet of Jesus to families! It's been quite a ride, and will always love all of you and will miss you.
I have accepted the call from the elders of Christ's Hope Ministries and Church in Fort Wayne to be their next Coordinating Minister. Among my duties there is to lead the staff, congregation and to preach in a creative way every week. I feel God's call on my life to not just preach, but to tell a Bible story in a creative way with music, video, lights, and a bicycle if needed. :)
Most of my family lives in Fort Wayne, so I think this is God's plan for us. The Bible says that "Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever" (1 Timothy 5:8). So along with a clear call from God to preach in a creative way, I think this journey to Fort Wayne is what God wants for the five of us at FCCN who bear the last name "Foust."
Our last Sunday with you all will be Sunday, September 30. I look forward to continuing to minister here until that day. As you know, the worship ministry has had a biblical model of plurality of leadership for some time now. So I am confident that our volunteer equippers, worship leaders, instrumentalists, singers, creative material volunteers, sign choir members and media team will do a fantastic job in leading the worship ministry until the next worship minister is hired.
Most importantly of all, remember that our home is not in Southern Indiana, or Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our home is in heaven, and I will see all of you there. In heaven: where we won't have to practice, plunk parts, practice chords or push buttons: no practice, just worship.
I'll see you there.
Phill
I have accepted the call from the elders of Christ's Hope Ministries and Church in Fort Wayne to be their next Coordinating Minister. Among my duties there is to lead the staff, congregation and to preach in a creative way every week. I feel God's call on my life to not just preach, but to tell a Bible story in a creative way with music, video, lights, and a bicycle if needed. :)
Most of my family lives in Fort Wayne, so I think this is God's plan for us. The Bible says that "Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever" (1 Timothy 5:8). So along with a clear call from God to preach in a creative way, I think this journey to Fort Wayne is what God wants for the five of us at FCCN who bear the last name "Foust."
Our last Sunday with you all will be Sunday, September 30. I look forward to continuing to minister here until that day. As you know, the worship ministry has had a biblical model of plurality of leadership for some time now. So I am confident that our volunteer equippers, worship leaders, instrumentalists, singers, creative material volunteers, sign choir members and media team will do a fantastic job in leading the worship ministry until the next worship minister is hired.
Most importantly of all, remember that our home is not in Southern Indiana, or Fort Wayne, Indiana. Our home is in heaven, and I will see all of you there. In heaven: where we won't have to practice, plunk parts, practice chords or push buttons: no practice, just worship.
I'll see you there.
Phill
Thursday, September 6, 2012
FCCN Worship Ministry Blog: 9/6/12
Choir Practice Begins: Sunday Night, September 16 at 6:00 P.M.
I look forward to singing with all of you again! The elementary choir will practice in the elementary big room. All of us 8th grade and older will practice in the worship center.
4th Quarter Schedules
Praise team, please send your 4th quarter schedule to Julie Gorman at juliegorman@wowway.com Please send her your schedule by Monday morning, September 17.
Value of the Month: Matthew 18
“If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector (Matthew 18:15-17).
Jesus' command to us is clear: if a Christian friend wrongs you, your best course of action would be to go directly to that person and talk it out, without talking to twenty other people about it first. Go to this person in love and do your best to "win this person over" (18:15).
Make sure you also don't take this out of context. Look at what Jesus said right before this section:
In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish (18:14).
Can you feel God's love and acceptance for everyone in this verse? Well, Peter doesn't seem to get it. Because after Jesus finishes this section, Peter asks Jesus "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” (18:21)
I love Jesus' answer:
"I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times" (18:22).
It is in that spirit of love and acceptance that I urge you to "do a Matthew 18."
I look forward to singing with all of you again! The elementary choir will practice in the elementary big room. All of us 8th grade and older will practice in the worship center.
4th Quarter Schedules
Praise team, please send your 4th quarter schedule to Julie Gorman at juliegorman@wowway.com Please send her your schedule by Monday morning, September 17.
Value of the Month: Matthew 18
“If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector (Matthew 18:15-17).
Jesus' command to us is clear: if a Christian friend wrongs you, your best course of action would be to go directly to that person and talk it out, without talking to twenty other people about it first. Go to this person in love and do your best to "win this person over" (18:15).
Make sure you also don't take this out of context. Look at what Jesus said right before this section:
In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish (18:14).
Can you feel God's love and acceptance for everyone in this verse? Well, Peter doesn't seem to get it. Because after Jesus finishes this section, Peter asks Jesus "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” (18:21)
I love Jesus' answer:
"I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times" (18:22).
It is in that spirit of love and acceptance that I urge you to "do a Matthew 18."
Thursday, July 26, 2012
FCCN Worship Ministry Blog: 7/26/12
Value of the Month: Be Gracious with Criticism
What if someone criticizes you and it's not a valid complaint? Do we have any examples from the Bible that deal with this?
Yes, we have a plethora. (insert "The Three Amigos" clip here. Come on Jason, you KNOW you love it!)
We have numerous examples of the Pharisees interacting with Jesus. They almost always criticize Jesus for something. The Pharisee's first critique of Jesus in Matthew was obviously not valid, and Jesus responds kindly:
"When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?' On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick" (Matthew 9:11-12).
Notice Jesus clear tone here, he explains what he's doing, kindly, and continues to eat with tax collectors and sinners for the next 3 years! So let's apply that to our life, if it's not a valid critique, move on with your life. Don't worry about it.
That's easy to understand. Case closed. But...
Look at what happens towards the end of the book of Matthew. Notice how Jesus' tone eventually changes toward the Pharisees. After criticizing Jesus over and over throughout the book of Matthew, Jesus finally lets them have it:
In Matthew 23, Jesus pronounces 7 woes on the Pharisees, saying things like “You snakes! You brood of vipers!" (Matthew 23:33). And Jesus goes ON and ON with this. He cleans their clock about everything from their teaching style to the way they dress. Ouch.
I don't completely understand Jesus' response to the Pharisees here. I'm not sure how to apply that to my life. Any ideas?
What if someone criticizes you and it's not a valid complaint? Do we have any examples from the Bible that deal with this?
Yes, we have a plethora. (insert "The Three Amigos" clip here. Come on Jason, you KNOW you love it!)
We have numerous examples of the Pharisees interacting with Jesus. They almost always criticize Jesus for something. The Pharisee's first critique of Jesus in Matthew was obviously not valid, and Jesus responds kindly:
"When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, 'Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?' On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick" (Matthew 9:11-12).
Notice Jesus clear tone here, he explains what he's doing, kindly, and continues to eat with tax collectors and sinners for the next 3 years! So let's apply that to our life, if it's not a valid critique, move on with your life. Don't worry about it.
That's easy to understand. Case closed. But...
Look at what happens towards the end of the book of Matthew. Notice how Jesus' tone eventually changes toward the Pharisees. After criticizing Jesus over and over throughout the book of Matthew, Jesus finally lets them have it:
In Matthew 23, Jesus pronounces 7 woes on the Pharisees, saying things like “You snakes! You brood of vipers!" (Matthew 23:33). And Jesus goes ON and ON with this. He cleans their clock about everything from their teaching style to the way they dress. Ouch.
I don't completely understand Jesus' response to the Pharisees here. I'm not sure how to apply that to my life. Any ideas?
Monday, July 2, 2012
FCCN Worship Ministry: 7/2/12
July 15 Worship
Here's the worship flow for July 15. I think it's going to be a special Sunday.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jPK6tDP7krnlMP8fqXbC6OVRqINS7pmhOprApsqY_6k/edit
I need a few more guys to be disciples. It's a quick, non-speaking role. The commitment is 7:30 A.M. practice on Sunday morning, and both the 9:15 and 10:45 services. No biblical costumes, just regular church clothes are fine: dress shoes, dress pants, dress shirt or polo shirt. Let me know if you would like to help.
Value of the Month: Be Gracious With Criticism
If you're involved in the worship ministry, you're going to have to deal with criticism once in a while. When 1500 people watch what you do, well, it's bound to happen eventually.
So how do we respond when the inevitable criticism comes our way? Do we have any examples from the Bible to help us with this question?
Take a look at Exodus 18, when Moses' father-in-law comes to visit. And not only does he visit, he observes how Moses is leading the people and tells him how to do his job better.
Exodus 18:13-17: When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?”
Moses answered him, “Because the people come to me to seek God’s will. Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God’s decrees and instructions.”
Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing is not good."
Now hold on, really? Moses' father-in-law shows up and basically says, son, "You’re doing a lousy job." Basically, yes! And Jethro is 100% right. But Jethro also tells Moses that he needs to delegate. Moses is away from his wife and kids all day long "judging the people," and is not developing any other people to help him lead Israel.
Does this story bring to mind any Thanksgiving or Christmas family gatherings when your father or mother-in-law showed up at your house? Yeah? Ouch, okay, maybe this is a little too close to home for you. Let's get back to the Bible:
How does Moses respond? He is gracious with criticism. Verse 24 says he listened to his father-in-law and does everything he suggested. But verse 27 is my favorite:
"Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own country."
So Moses responds graciously, but sends his father-in-law on his way.
Now, come on, there is more to this story, isn't there? Jethro just goes back home? That's it? Well, that's all we know for sure. But remember who wrote the book of Exodus: Moses did. I would love to get Jethro and Zipporah's side of the story too. :)
Since that's all we've got, let's take a cue from Moses' side of the story: be gracious with criticism.
But how about when it's not valid? Let's tackle that next week. Send me some ideas from the Bible on when people had to deal with invalid criticism. There are a few good examples. Ready, set, go! Post your comments below:
Here's the worship flow for July 15. I think it's going to be a special Sunday.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jPK6tDP7krnlMP8fqXbC6OVRqINS7pmhOprApsqY_6k/edit
I need a few more guys to be disciples. It's a quick, non-speaking role. The commitment is 7:30 A.M. practice on Sunday morning, and both the 9:15 and 10:45 services. No biblical costumes, just regular church clothes are fine: dress shoes, dress pants, dress shirt or polo shirt. Let me know if you would like to help.
Value of the Month: Be Gracious With Criticism
If you're involved in the worship ministry, you're going to have to deal with criticism once in a while. When 1500 people watch what you do, well, it's bound to happen eventually.
So how do we respond when the inevitable criticism comes our way? Do we have any examples from the Bible to help us with this question?
Take a look at Exodus 18, when Moses' father-in-law comes to visit. And not only does he visit, he observes how Moses is leading the people and tells him how to do his job better.
Exodus 18:13-17: When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?”
Moses answered him, “Because the people come to me to seek God’s will. Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God’s decrees and instructions.”
Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing is not good."
Now hold on, really? Moses' father-in-law shows up and basically says, son, "You’re doing a lousy job." Basically, yes! And Jethro is 100% right. But Jethro also tells Moses that he needs to delegate. Moses is away from his wife and kids all day long "judging the people," and is not developing any other people to help him lead Israel.
Does this story bring to mind any Thanksgiving or Christmas family gatherings when your father or mother-in-law showed up at your house? Yeah? Ouch, okay, maybe this is a little too close to home for you. Let's get back to the Bible:
How does Moses respond? He is gracious with criticism. Verse 24 says he listened to his father-in-law and does everything he suggested. But verse 27 is my favorite:
"Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own country."
So Moses responds graciously, but sends his father-in-law on his way.
Now, come on, there is more to this story, isn't there? Jethro just goes back home? That's it? Well, that's all we know for sure. But remember who wrote the book of Exodus: Moses did. I would love to get Jethro and Zipporah's side of the story too. :)
Since that's all we've got, let's take a cue from Moses' side of the story: be gracious with criticism.
But how about when it's not valid? Let's tackle that next week. Send me some ideas from the Bible on when people had to deal with invalid criticism. There are a few good examples. Ready, set, go! Post your comments below:
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
FCCN Worship Ministry Blog: 6/12/12
3rd Quarter Schedule
It's done! Thanks to Julie Gorman for putting it together for us! Let me know if you have any questions. Here's the link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NAZpqlZI0ZHlRKkPPeRtuCrr5NBKsDAfvtvtO8KPyoY/edit
July 15 Message
Thanks for all the suggestions about the videos for when I preach on July 15. So many good ones, it was hard to choose. Here's the one we're going to use:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J02RdkvI6zo
Christmas Ideas
Let me know if you have any ideas for songs for the Christmas Musical 2012! (insert: "geez Phill, it's still June...summer hasn't even started yet..." comment here)
It's done! Thanks to Julie Gorman for putting it together for us! Let me know if you have any questions. Here's the link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NAZpqlZI0ZHlRKkPPeRtuCrr5NBKsDAfvtvtO8KPyoY/edit
July 15 Message
Thanks for all the suggestions about the videos for when I preach on July 15. So many good ones, it was hard to choose. Here's the one we're going to use:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J02RdkvI6zo
Christmas Ideas
Let me know if you have any ideas for songs for the Christmas Musical 2012! (insert: "geez Phill, it's still June...summer hasn't even started yet..." comment here)
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