Jan Larkin
Member of Comstock Christian Reform Church located in Comstock, MI.
I share in the office of Deacon and the many joys and challenges this brings. I allow God to maintain a good balance in my spiritual life that includes time spent on the Worship Team. Faithfully using the gifts God is currently allowing me to share while being so greatly blessed by others.
Posted in: When is your church's fiscal year?
I have to believe almost all churches are on a calendar year. I don't see any advantage to changing it. It would be some what of a reconcliling hassle for the treasurer- to me simple is usually best...
Posted in: A Dream or A Vision?
Karl,
Such good questions to ask ourselves as deacons. Thank you for the article and the challenges you put out there for us all.
We should concentrate on the exchange of the gifts idea you presented.
As a new deacon the time we share together is a time of helping each other learn of the gifts God has given all of us to use.
When we help each other grow our gifts and the gifts of our members we can better serve our entire community, the entire world! How exciting.
When we find the talents, and life challenges and spiritual paths that our members have going on now and of the past we show care and action.
As deacons we are learning how peoples values, emotions, dreams and visions take the form of Christ. Hopefully when people look at us they see Jesus.
I guess I can say I don't really know either but cant wait for the next month to come. Not for counting the money there is so much more. We will be one step closer to knowing a life of good stewardship in a way that glorifies God.