For many families at Ingleside, the rhythms of life will change as the school year comes to a close. The demands of classes, tests, and extracurricular activities give way to a welcome change of pace. At Ingleside, the summer promises to be spiritually significant. I want you to know about, participate in, and pray for the ministry and missions that will occur. Here’s a summary: June 4-14 Israel Biblical Study Tour June 5-9 Xtreme Week (Vacation Bible...
In a larger church, one of the keys to long-term health and vitality is the leadership of a gifted and effective ministry staff in partnership with church members who are fully devoted followers of Christ. Under my overall direction, our Ingleside staff is led on a day-by-day basis by our Executive Pastor, Andy Johnson, and is currently organized into four teams: (1) the Worship Arts Team; (2) the Next Generation Team; (3) the Disciple-Making Team; and (4) the Operations Team. I want...
Over the past two weeks our Nominating Committee met to select new nominees who will be considered for service as Overseers and Deacons. As I left the meetings, my heart was deeply grateful for the quality and strength of the leadership God has given our church across the years. And, I’m convinced that one of the reasons that we have had strong leadership is because we have a good selection process. It includes congregation-wide input, consideration by a Nominating Committee,...
The month of May has become a time when we connect with, serve, and share the gospel with our community in a significant way. As the school year comes to a conclusion, we host a number of end-of-year events at Ingleside. This year, these include: On Thursday night, May 18, we will host the Covenant Academy Commencement service in our Worship Center. On Saturday afternoon, May 20, we will host the First Presbyterian Day School Commencement in our Worship Center. On Monday...
