Why Tuesdays?

When people think of what happens at church they tend to think about Sunday morning activities. I did until six years ago when I joined the staff and discovered that a lot of what happens on Sunday and throughout the rest of the week at Faith Church finds its genesis on Tuesdays.

Tuesday is the one day of the week when the staff gathers together for various meetings. At 9:00 a.m. the pastors, directors, and associate directors come together for our vision meeting. This meeting generally starts with an extended prayer time, followed by a time of discussing how God is leading us to put the church’s vision into practice. In vision meetings we are consistently challenged on how we are doing…personally, professionally, and spiritually.

Also at 9 o’clock the ministry associates and Dianna Townley, Church Administrator, congregate for their weekly Pow-Wow. Brainstorming and problem solving dominate these meetings as the ministry associates try to serve the family of Faith Church better.

Staff meeting follows at 10:30. As the name indicates, more staff members are present at this time. Somebody is assigned to open with a prayer and ministry update. Items as mundane as coffee or as challenging as discussing the future of a ministry fill the rest of the agenda.

Tuesdays are the one day a week the entire staff eats lunch together. You will hear us before you find us in Room 41, as we share life out loud. Laughter, tears, encouragement, and transparency bond us together.

As a member of Faith Church, you often hear about the end results of what starts as a Tuesday morning discussion. However, often you miss hearing the reasons why something is happening. Penning a missive about the details of Tuesdays is not the goal of this blog. (Boring!) Rather, I, along with Ministry Associate, Vicki Clarke, would like to attempt conveying the heart behind the details and a little bit about the process.

Blessings,
Sharon