Hey, this is Alan Clother, the Executive Pastor at Abundant Life. Pastor Scott left me to the keys of the Parkrose blog. What an honor to be able to share my thoughts here.
A week ago one of our Elders, TJ Johnson, and I met with some of the leaders of the Parkrose Campus. We were very excited to spend some time hearing of each of their hearts and vision forward for the Parkrose Campus. There's no doubt that God has put it on the Parkrose family's heart to make a difference for the community through this campus.
As we head for the fall, I am excited to give a little push to our greater church body to be a part of the Parkrose Campus. We're going to invite people who are interested to join us at Parkrose on Sunday, August 15th after the second service to talk through where we'd like to head this next year.
The weekend following is a great opportunity that we will also open up to the greater church body, and that's the Parkrose Summer Bash August 21st right next door at Parkrose High School. Plan on being innvolved as a volunteer to help this community event feel Jesus love through us. E-mail Mike@coolchurch.com to get involved!
Save the date September 11th and 12th. That weekend we're all going to meet together at Happy Valley for a special worship service. Scott Miller is crafting a special experience for all of us.
Then we'll be back together at Parkrose heading towards an official fall launch date of October 3rd. On that day we will celebrate all three campuses starting a new message series. Yes, the Sandy Campus, too!
We are in the process of seeking out who God has for us as the new Parkrose Campus Pastor. We trust Him for the perfect fit. In the mean time, Parkrose will have one of our other pastors there each weekend. So show up each week and see who your surprise pastor for the weekend is! I will stay especially close to Parkrose until our new campus pastor is in place.
Well, with Super Summer 4 Kids going on this week, many of you are going the extra mile to make the difference in a child's life. Thank you! Our prayer is these kids will have an experience they will never forget, come to know Jesus personally, and return on Sunday for the weekend!
New growth. I can feel it starting. Feel free to post any thoughts you have here or shoot me any questions you have at alan@coolchurch.com. I love you guys!
