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…