Give me feet that walk in
truth; Lips that praise You
Calvary Community Staff: Lee Content, Jakob Jackson,
Brenda Neher, Karen VanHolstyn, Mark Welling
as You’re due; A life that
worships only You, With an
undivided heart.
elders
As Elders, we have spent the
past year especially focused on care.
It has been our particular joy to spend
concerted time the first Tuesday of
each month praying for and with
members of our congregation. Many
of you have joined us during these
times as you sought God’s healing
touch on your spiritual lives, on your
relationships or on your physical
bodies. We have even been blessed
to welcome entire small groups who
have come together to pray for one of
their members. Without a doubt, this
monthly time of prayer is the highlight
from this past year. It is our greatest
privilege to humbly serve Christ and
His church in this way.
About five years ago, our elder
board felt led by God to review
Calvary’s Statement of Belief in
order to strengthen and clarify it
for today’s generations. The results
of that process were made public
for congregational review this past
summer in a two-part document that
includes a short What We Believe
statement and a much longer
description entitled What We Teach.
If you have not had the opportunity
to review this document, I urge you
to read through it and let us know if
you have questions or if portions of
it remain unclear. Our intention is to
ask the congregation for permission
to use it in our new members classes
for a trial year, and then bring a
final version of the What We Believe
portion to you for a vote in September
2014, to be adopted into Calvary’s
constitution.
Another significant concern we
have been praying through is the
church’s building and the space
needs it presents. Over the past year,
God made clear that while we are
not to build a much larger sanctuary,
He wants us to be better stewards of
the location He has entrusted to us.
We are asking God to direct us as
we consider changes in our facility
to place more emphasis on prayer,
expanded and safer areas for our
children and young people, and
better community space.
Because the 1984 NIV is no
longer available, we also spent time in
prayer and study looking at possible
translations for Calvary to use in our
worship services. Beginning this
fall, we will be moving to the 2011
NIV. We believe that this translation
is a balanced representation of the
original. Its similarity to the 1984 NIV
will enable a smooth transition for our
congregation.
calvary
community
The function of the Calvary Community
department is to facilitate aut