I am in awe as I look back and ponder how God has been shaping us as a congregation for the last three years while we waited on a pastor.  God has blessed us with a number of baptisms and added to our church folk who desire to serve the kingdom in anyway possible.  We have many shortcomings, but we are thriving for a fellowship with Christ as our Head and seeking to proclaim the gospel to all (some as far as China).  We certainly have our problems and we need a man who will watch over the whole church caring for our particular needs. On behalf of the elders I apologize that we have failed many of you, nay all of you, at some point over the years.  I assume Kurt will fail you too (I am the elder of encouragement in case you could not guess it).  By God’s grace we will be gracious to one another and grow together by the power of the Spirit that indwells us.  We need to show Kurt a considerable amount of grace as he will be settling into a new role, city, and church.  While we are looking forward to being led by him for all the reasons AMEN laid out below in such a beautifully neurotic and organized way, we will need to care for him and his family.  Be patient with all your elders and be praying for us as we adjust and begin thinking through various issues we have been putting off until God blessed us with a pastor (missions, Wed night, worship music, sports, athletes, etc.)

Kurt, blessings to you and your family.  Thank you for committing your life and time to our church.

(I am hoping that with Kurt here we will not be having an elders meeting on the night of the BCS championship game.)

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