Much has transpired since we last communicated, and already the fourth quarter of the church year is underway. My, how time flies when we’re having fun serving the Lord! The second priority of our Generations campaign is now fully achieved. The Forest Park North Campus launch went very well. We have a wonderful facility at Stone’s Corner where two Saturday evening and two Sunday morning services are being conducted. Already we’ve seen God work in miraculous ways through this new venue. Average total attendance for the four services is approximately 600 people. Many have made decisions for Christ and, to date, five individuals have been baptized. Praise the Lord for His bountiful blessings!

Ahead of us still are the remaining…

Earlier this year I felt led to move away from the Purpose Driven Church strategy and simplify our vision. Our new vision statement proclaims that “We worship. We grow. We serve.”

We expect every member to participate in a weekly worship on one of our three campuses. Although giving is lower than budget needs, God supplied ample resources for a very successful launch of our Joplin North Campus. Total attendance for all three campuses averaged over 1,700 last month. That is a lot of people worshiping our amazing God.

We further expect every member to grow by being involved in a Small Group Bible study (LifeGroups, Fusion, Sunday School, etc.) Jesus and his disciples modeled the best way to put…

Hello FP Northers (is that a word?)! We want to say “Thank You” again for helping get Kid City ready. It has been an awesome couple of weeks! Thank you for praying, cleaning, painting, organizing, moving stuff, putting together stuff, and ANYTHING else you did. We could not have done it without you!

You’ve probably noticed that God is bringing lots and lots of children to Kid City…yeah! These kids are coming to God’s house, hearing His Word, and feeling His love through the kindness and attention of the teachers. The teachers are having a great time, too. Actually, I think some of the teachers are having as much fun as the kids!

We have almost 50 teachers/youth…

Well once again let me say “WOW!” Yes, it was a wonderful first weekend at North Campus. Thank you again for all of you who prayed, worked and invited. The greatest part of launching our campus is that we now get to do it every weekend. Below are a couple of reminders for each of us this weekend.

• Be in your spots early. We want to make sure and be prepared before our guests arrive. Talk to your team leader about when exactly they want you in your spot.
• Park in the back or away from the main doors. Our parking lot team will have a few of you park closer to the entry ways so that it looks like…

Wow, what a weekend! Thank you all for your hard work, prayers and support for the Forest Park North Campus launch. This weekend was truly amazing. We had a total of 768 in attendance with at least 6 decisions for Christ! Way to go!

Everyone did such a great job of welcoming our guests—from the parking lot all the way to the Auditorium and in-between. I loved seeing you investing in new people this weekend. It was truly wonderful to see you all “get it.” It is not about “us;” it is all about “Him,” and sharing our heart with “them!” Keep praying, keep inviting, and we will continue to see God work in mighty ways.

Below are some pictures…

Today and tomorrow we launch our North Campus at Forest Park! Here are a couple of instructions for everyone this weekend.

1. Park in the back of the campus. Let’s save the prime spots for our guests. There will be parking in the back of the campus as well as behind Kum & Go.
2. Arrive early and make sure to be in your place with a smile on your face.
3. Everyone is on the First Impression Team. If you see someone that is new and needs help, then offer your assistance. Our objective this weekend is not to visit with our friends, but instead to seek out guests and make them feel welcome.
4. Sit toward the middle and front during the…

Our launch is almost here!!! If you are able to help clean, unload our new chairs at 3:00 pm today (Friday), clean some more, etc., then come by the North Campus anytime today or tomorrow morning. I can’t wait till Saturday and Sunday!

Well, it is finally here. This Saturday and Sunday we will be launching our North Campus! Please be praying this week that all of the final preparations are completed and that God would do a great work through all of us at North Campus.

Make sure and talk to your team leader this week about when and where you will need to be for the weekend. If you do not have a team yet, please let me know.

We still have plenty of invitations at the campus for you to hand out, so come on by sometime and pick some up. We also need a lot of cleaning done this week, so if you are available come on…