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Talbot Davis September 16, 2011 at 5:00 am 0

Something new is underway at Good Shepherd.

We’re reshaping, refining, and revisioning what our church is all about.

And it all starts with the Big What: what is it that we are doing? What is our purpose in establishing this presence on this corner?

After almost a year of conversation, prayer, and dialog, we’ve landed here. We are . . .

Inviting All People Into A Living Relationship With Jesus Christ.

That’s who we are and what we do. It’s our mission. We’re inviting everyone we know not into a building or into a religion or even into a worship service. We’re inviting people into a living relationship with a living Lord.

It truly is a living thing.

September 18: Inviting

September 25: All People

October 2: A Living Relationship

October 9: Jesus Christ

Sunday. 8:30. 10:00. 11:30.

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The World Was & The World Is — A 9.11 Remembrance

Talbot Davis September 9, 2011 at 9:22 am 2

We've got something unique planned for this Sunday, September 11, 2011.

We're remembering the 10th Anniversary of the 9.11 attacks with a reflective service that includes choir, visuals, message and response.

It's a stand-alone worship time, not connected to either the series we just completed (Boundaries With Kids) or the one we'll start next week (It's A Living Thing).

The best part is the voices and the stories of your fellow pilgrims at Good Shepherd that will help shape your remembrance of September 11, 2001.

Along the way, I pray it gives you spiritual prepration for where you will be on September 11, 2021.

Sunday.

8:30. 10. 11:30.

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Boundaries With Kids Rewind

Talbot Davis September 7, 2011 at 5:00 am 0

Boundaries With Kids is one of the most personally rewarding series I've been part of at Good Shepherd.

I say that for several reasons:

* I didn't even want to DO the series at this time, so I KNOW God took over;
* So many people who do not have children nevertheless came out to support the series and the ministry;
* Many folks brought their children to last Saturday's First Serve as a tangible response to the series and as a way of teaching that the world does not revolve around us.

By way of review, here are the four "one points" from the four weeks:

1. Get out of the moment and into the future.

2. You can only give what you already have.

3. The goal: that Jesus would be divinely present in them when you are physically absent from them.

4. Frustration is your ally in demolishing entitlement and establishing gratitude.

And here's the closing video that, combined with a stirring version of Chris Tomlin's "Forever," brought the series to a close:

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Boundaries With Kids, Week 4

Talbot Davis September 2, 2011 at 5:00 am 0

You have an unexpected ally in the battle against entitlement in your children and grandchildren

But I can't tell you yet.

And don't miss our video that closes the experience and the series.

I will on Sunday.

8:30. 10. 11:30.

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Though it's a holiday weekend, we are still having First Serve both today and tomorrow.

To be part of putting feet to your faith, check out the options here.

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Hunger, Hair Nets, And Heroes

Talbot Davis August 22, 2011 at 7:04 am 0

I posted last week about our Fed Up With Hunger effort.

Well, the results are in.

A multi-cultural and multi-generational collection of Good Shepherd heroes gathered together Saturday morning, donned hair nets, and together fought hunger in the horn of Africa.

Two hundred volunteers packed 50,100 meals that will be delivered to the drought-striken border of Kenya and Somalia.

The best part of the project? I had nothing to do with it -- in fact, Julie and I were delivering Riley to college.

Instead, our student ministry team spearheaded the day -- they came up with the idea, coined the title, spread the word via social media, and then showed up in droves to unpack boxes and fill bags.

It's the kind of thing that makes me proud to be a pastor. Especially at a church like Good Shepherd.

And if you think 50,000 meals is a lot, well, something bigger is around the bend . . .

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Talbot Davis

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