February 2011 Breakfast

Fellow Pastors in South Tacoma,

Thanks again for a great time together. Big thanks to Ken Schmidtke for hosting and giving us a lesson in fasting. Who needed the donuts anyway?

1. How's it going? It was good to hear where each of us are in ministry and personally. I really appreciated this time and you're openness. Thanks, it is encouraging.

2. A question. This morning we bounced around the question, "How do you approach leadership development in your congregations?" I won't attempt to summarize our discussion and simply say it was helpful to process some things and hear a bit about how others approach things.

3. South Tacoma. For the 2nd year in a row South Tacoma was the site of the 1st homicide which happened to be another domestic violence case. Georgia Gunzer was killed by her boyfriend just off 51st and Tyler on Januray 25th. This is a sad reminder of the great need in our community. On the positive side, we now have a grocery store in the Grocery Outlet. A great place with great deals and to run into (not over) neighbors.

4. Prayer.

5. What next? Join us on Wednesday, March 9th (Ash Wednesday) at Manitou Park Presbyterian (6613 S. Cheyenne St., next to Manitou Park, just past Manitou Elementary) at 8:30am. Our question will be on small groups, "How do you approach small groups in your congregation?"

Peace, Ken