Happy New Year!

Greetings in Christ,
2012 is a new year of hope and joy for us who trust in the mighty Savior born to us to redeem us from all our sins.  As we move through each day that God blesses us with we begin to ask how can we be more effective this year.  How can we reach the lost with the hope of the Gospel.  How will God use us to bring his kingdom forward.  Christ Lutheran has been working through a series of workshops that we hope will provide a guideline for changes in our ministry that we hope will have a greater impact on our community and our world for the sake of Christ. 
We have studied a book called "they like Jesus but not the church" Through a series of lectures we have tried to understand people who were not raised in the church, who probably don't even know a Christian personally.  How we can do things that put people off with out even knowing it.  We have made some small changes to help us be able to speak to people from different walks of life to begin a conversation and allow us to share the hope that gives us the reason to celebrate the year a head and the life we have in Christ.  I hope that God continues to challenge me and all of us to find new ways to love our neighbor in the year 2012.  As Christ Lutheran moves through this year as we ask questions and look at our values, may we be lead by God's gracious hands to live for him and call others to know him.