2009 Vision: Impacting the community through the arts and acts of kindness : Warrick County Musical: July 16-18
Warrick County Summer Musical: We're serving dinner beforehand!
We're still looking for some folks to serve! Please consider helping with these two opportunities:
1) Wednesday night, July 15, helping Freddy and Melinda prep the food (peal potatoes, etc.). Those who are interested in helping on the Wednesday prep night, that that will start at 6 PM and run until we get things finished.
2) Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings: dinner serves to help serve the food. We'll meet in the gym at 5:00 P.M. Dinner servers will be expected to wear black dress pants, black shoes, black belt (if needed) and a white button-up shirt or blouse. All clothing must also fit within dress code parameters.
Please contact Jake Miller at jmiller@fccn.org or 858-500 ext. 211, if you are interested in helping with this! Or you can reply to me and I'll forward it on to him.
Praise team practice in the High School Room on Tuesday, July 7 and July 14 from 6:00-8:00 P.M.
Since the Warrick County Summer musical is here, we will practice for praise team up in the high school room. It will be fun! We'll have that small "club mix" feel for practice. :)
Value for the Month: Be Gracious with Criticism
James 1:19: "My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry."
As most of you know, I encourage people to come in and share their opinions (weird, I know). I do enjoy when you all have an idea or something that you feel needs to be changed. In particular, I get a glimpse of how God is working in your heart, and that helps me become a better worship minister. Many of you have made requests or voiced concerns that have helped us make better decisions for God's kingdom. So feel free to do that. I've also noticed that when you all come into my office, you are gracious and kind. I can only remember a few of the "angry people" that have ever voiced their concerns in a less than God honoring way. That's a testament to all of you!
Something helpful is "the Indian talking stick" rule. According to this rule: The first person talks without interruption until they have completely stated their opinion. Then the 2nd person summarizes the first person's point of view in their own words. Then the 2nd person asks if they have correctly summarized the 1st person's ideas. If not, then the 1st person again describes their point of view. The 2nd person is not free to offer their opinion until the 1st person feels like the 2nd person completely understands them.
Or you could summarize this idea with James 1:19: "be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry." :)
Random Blog Thought
I built a fire in our backyard Thursday night after we came home from Cmoe. It was nice: crackling fire clear sky overhead, moon and stars. I built the fire a bit too big, WAY too hot, so had to sit about 10 feet back. It was still burning the next morning. I might want to calm down a bit.
Living in the future,
Phill
Phill Foust
Minister of Worship
First Christian Church of Newburgh
4544 State Road 261
Newburgh, IN 47630
(812) 858-5000 ext. 208
Mobile: (812) 449-3474
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