Column by Chris Caldwell
First, let me welcome Brianna Wheatley to our staff for this summer. Brianna connected with us through the mayor’s Summer Works program, and because we are a nonprofit, the program is paying her salary for the summer. This is a great chance for us to get some extra help and for Brianna to gain experience working in an office environment. Please be sure to introduce yourself if you pass through the office. My thanks to one of our church members, who suggested we connect with Summer Works as an additional way of focusing on one of our discernment process priorities: ministering to those outside the walls of our church.
Second, while we will continue focusing on our discernment priorities (being more diverse, ministering outside the walls of the church, reaching younger populations, and balancing innovation and tradition), the ministerial staff is beginning work on an overall theme we will layer on top of those priorities for the next year. The theme we have in mind is “Prayer and Blessing.” You’ll be hearing more about that in the early fall as we update our ongoing Ministry Plans.