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These are not conversations that I want to still be having. But with the rapid increase of Covid cases and hospitalizations, I wanted to take the opportunity to acknowledge our situation. As a staff, we continue to pray for wisdom in how to lead the church during this season. Though we were ready to start some new ministries in the next few weeks, we have decided to temporarily delay those launches at this time.
Our position as a church has never really changed throughout this pandemic. We recognize that people have different opinions and different levels of risk. We support your decisions to do what is best for you and your family.
We continue to ask...If you or a family member is not feeling well, please stay home. Get tested if you need to.
We are still cleaning and sanitizing the church on a regular basis between services.
Hand sanitizing stations are available at each entrance and throughout the building. Please keep washing your hands and sanitizing.
Masks are available for anyone that needs one at each of the Welcome Centers.
What we do have this year that we did not have last year are vaccines. This has certainly changed things. We obviously each have our own personal opinions about this. My advice about this, as your pastor, is to consult with your doctor about this decision. Sooner rather than later. Please do not make your decision based on what you see on social media, partisan news media, or what someone else "heard". There is too much misinformation going around right now. Talk to your doctor, and then make the decision that is best for you and your family.
One of the things that I am most concerned about as we seem to be entering into a new season of dealing with Covid is that the enemy would use this to divide the Church. I am certain that this is part of his evil plan. God has done too much in our church over the last year for us to give the devil a foothold now. Let us pray for one another, strive for unity, and walk in love.
"If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
Philippians 2:1-4
Together for the mission,
~Michael
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