Staff "Retreat" 2010

Well it is over! I know that sounds like I hate something, but I don’t. Well I kind of don’t hate it. Staff retreats are something that REALLY need to happen, but at the same time trying to put all of that stuff into a short period of time, for Riverbend 5 hrs, is hard. I know what you are saying, “that is not much of a retreat.” This is true, but we do what we can, so we knock it out in 5 hrs.

This afternoon the staff and I sat down and looked at a number of different parts of Riverbend Church seeking to move us forward in the different ministry areas. We looked at Ministry Teams as well as Kids and Youth along with Connect groups and Missions. In each of the areas we mapped out a plan to help move us forward in ministry. Whether it was tweaking an area or building one up pretty much from scratch that was the task at hand. All in all I believe we were able to tackle quite a few items and will see some drastic movement in these areas SOON.

I don’t say this enough, but Liz Alexander, Clay Taylor and David Fields are ALL great to work with! Riverbend you are blessed to have them on staff, I know you all know this too.

Over the next couple of weeks we will be putting these ministry teams together: Women, Men, Missions, Children, Youth, Welcome, Decorations and Building. I believe the involvement of you on these teams will allow us to TOTALLY change the scope of ministry here at Riverbend. As we implement these groups please pray! We truly need God to direct and to guide in this venture. We desire to grow, spiritually as well as numerically, and these teams will multiply the ministry here at Riverbend. This is just another step in the growth of the church, and we look forward to see these teams minister.

One more thing tonight, remember to pray this week about the building. We are close in finalizing the plans for it as well as securing it. This will allow us to more than double our space in order to grow. This is great news as we are now needing the space, especially in our kids area. God will open the door when we are to walk through, so please pray for discernment and wisdom.

Brian