http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/ LargerChurch Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:08:21 GMT Eric Shafer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1763 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1763 Because it is used by so many community groups and by Trinity to feed hungry folks every week, the gym is a primary outreach vehicle for us. We now have Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:58:08 GMT Larry Wagner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1762 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1762 We too have a gym 3/4 size court rather than full court, that is heavily used day and night by church and non-church groups. We have a day school that uses the Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:19:15 GMT Pastor John Steward http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1761 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1761 How has the Gymn affected your outreach? How many have joined or regularly come to worship as a result? JRS _____ From: LargerChurch@yahoogroups.com Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:51:18 GMT Eric Shafer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1760 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1760 Our gym is used almost every night (and day), although mostly for non-gym activities like large meetings and meals. Nothing surprising here: * Non-congregation Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:45:50 GMT Les Svendsen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1759 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1759 We're six weeks away from opening our new gymnasium and have been trying to figure out how to manage the thing now that we've got it! Do any of you have Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:25:11 GMT Kristi Wickstrom http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1758 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1758 Greetings all from sunny Las Vegas, I have a couple thoughts to add to the discussion on leaving with grace. 1. An excellent resource is the book Elephant in Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:47:54 GMT Kurt M. Jacobson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1757 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1757 I completely agree and am watching this discussion closely. I'm in year 22 of this call and believe that looking forward with great care for a transition that Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:20:18 GMT Eugene Kern http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1756 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1756 John, et al I always wanted to be you! - the pastor in one place for a long time. seems like God had other ideas. I am in my third call in which I am Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:07:42 GMT Roger Hjelle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1755 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1755 Two of us, as pastors in the La Crosse area attended a Roy Oswald, "Finishing Strong, Ending Well" workshop in March. The premise is that a pastor announce Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:34:00 GMT Robert Driver-Bishop http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1754 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1754 This may well be one of the best questions ever asked on this message board. Thanks Bob Driver-Bishop From: Pastor John Nelson Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:55:06 GMT Pastor John Nelson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1753 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1753 I seek your advice. I have no plans of leaving Hosanna! anytime soon. But since we are on the topic of long pastorates, and I have served Jesus through Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:58:08 GMT P. Kevin Murphy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1752 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1752 I followed up on the original email from John Petersen with Rev. Jeff Thiemann who is our Executive Pastor, and recently elected to the ELCA Board of Pensions. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:00:44 GMT Pastor Sanford Mitchell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1751 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1751 Here at Trinity, Ashland I followed a 25 year pastorate. The difference was that I overlapped Pastor Kinsey for 18 months. That's too long, but it worked Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:31:40 GMT LGDetw@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1750 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1750 Al's proposal of term calls following long pastorates in a large congregations might be more realistic than what we are currently doing. I lasted three years Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:31:05 GMT LaCasapacifica http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1749 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LargerChurch/message/1749 There is a major global mainline realignment taking place. Whatever you can imagine--it's bigger than that. Let's just say pro- or anti- Chicago will cease to