Resurrection West,
This Sunday will be a unique day in worship as we move through four lessons of scripture and song in a sermon entitled “To God Be The Glory” named after the powerful piece of music that will conclude each worship service. Our own Diane Robertson will be joining me as our musical lead for the day, along with her accompanist, as we take a journey through word and song, beginning with the Old Testament prophets, into the Gospel stories of Jesus, and visions cast in the letters of the Apostles. We will also share in Holy Communion!
We will sing great classic hymnody (including the Lord’s prayer that Diane is well known for) as we offer praise, prayer, and also dream forward into the future of our building expansion. The building committee finalized the budget just this week and we instructed our architects and contractors to begin construction documents. This is awesome and means that we will be announcing our groundbreaking date on Sunday! I will also have the latest visual renderings of phase 2 to share. This will be a great day of celebration and joy as we dream forward, celebrating our heritage in word and song!
Here is a little about Diane.
"She is a classical lyric soprano, a comedic actress (stage and television) and the owner/producer of the theatre company, Sonlight Productions in which she incorporates her faith. She has performed in several large Kansas City theatres as well as performing the national anthem for baseball stadiums in TX, CA, MO. Diane has completed her 5th season as a co-host of the witty family travel television show, “Just Down the Road.” (justdowntheroad.net). Diane is a trained Congregational Care Minister with the Silver Link Ministry at the Church of the Resurrection where she has been a member since 1997. She specializes in dementia and Alzheimers patients and sings to actively dying patients with both Continua Hospice and Catholic Charities Hospice. She is also wife to Dave Robertson, our Director of Community Life, here at West."
This Sunday we will also have a table to find out more about serving on a church-wide committee. The United Methodist Church is a lay-led church and committees conduct the business of the church. They make decisions about staff policy, financials, programs and ministries. Each year we are looking for committed members to serve on our committees, demographic, etc. to create a diverse representation to lead us forward toward our vision of changing lives, transforming communities, and renewing the church. Stop by the table following Sunday to explore more about this opportunity to serve. More info at cor.org/committees
We have had some staff transitions over the last few months and I wanted to give you an updated list of our staff team here at West. I consider a true privilege to serve alongside this passionate, gifted team. Take time to get to know them and thank them for their service to our church. They work tirelessly for the kingdom here and do it with great joy in their hearts! You can always reach us by calling the church office at 913-538-7800. Remember that we are closed on Fridays/Saturday, unless there are mission and ministry events
Travis Morgan – Director of Staffing & Operations – responsible for the overall direction and leadership of the church staff and facility, leading all functional areas in the alignment with the church’s purpose, vision, and strategic goals. travis.morgan@cor.org
Chris Holliday – Associate Campus Pastor. Chris oversees care and missions. He is an incredible listener and caregiver and has a passion for serving others. Chris recruits, equips, and leads our Congregational Care Minister team of volunteers who help offer care for our congregation and community. chris.holliday@cor.org
Dave Robertson – Dave is our Director of Community Life, which is all about connecting people into their faith journey here. He leads the mugging ministry (welcoming first-time visitors) and assimilates people into smaller group discipleship like alpha, men’s and women’s ministry, and more. He leads our staff team in bible study Tuesday morning’s before we conduct the business of the day.david.robertson@cor.org
Christie Walker – Director of Children's Ministries. Christie leads our children’s ministry, which is reaching hundreds of children a week. She recruits volunteers, equips teachers, manages her staff team, and has a passion for children experiencing the love of Jesus! . Christie has a great gift in teaching as you’ve experienced in our occasional children’s moments in worship. christie.walker@cor.org
Lynnlea Nelson – Lynnlea serves as our Early Childhood Program Director. She is gifted in teaching and helping children understand kingdom principles. Lynnlea always has an eye out for the one child who needs special attention. lynnlea.nelson@cor.org
Sommer Kelling – Sommer cares for our very youngest as our Nursery Coordinator here at West this is very important work! She does an incredible job at inviting others in to serve and use their gifts to care for our youngest. sommer.kelling@cor.org
Rick Webb – Rick is our Director of Student Ministries, who is known for his creative teaching, community building, and care for each individual teenager. He recruits leaders, equips them to impact our teens, and develops retreats, missions, and more to help students become deeply committed Christians. rick.webb@cor.org
Chris Monson – Chris is our Worship and Events Program Director, so she has her gifts and talents in almost everything we do. She is incredibly gifted in environmental design (just look around our Sanctuary), welcomes many of you to use your gifts beside her as ushers, greeters, communion servers, and different gatherings for our Church. chris.monson@cor.org
Debbie Dietz – Debbie is our ‘”front-door” to Resurrection West. She handles anything and everything as our Coordinating Assistant, which means she also manages me! Debbie leads our data input, bulletin stuffing, sets my appointments, prepares me for them, and gets your call, email, or question answered with incredible speed. debbie.dietz@cor.org
Ryan Rancudo – Assistant Director of Worship Arts. Ryan is incredibly gifted at leading worship and his talents shine. He leads our youth praise bands on Wednesday evenings, sing-time with our children in KiDS COR Sunday School, and other gatherings such as Alpha, Revival, and more. ryan.rancudo@cor.org
Kevin Euston – Technical Producer Team Lead and Audio. Kevin leads our technical efforts as we seek to create an experience in worship and church gatherings where we encounter God. He has a great joy and positive presence that comes through his work. kevin.euston@cor.org
James Wear – Technical Producer Media and Graphics. James develops our visual experience that enhances our connection to the messaage and music throughout our worship and church gatherings. He is talented and creative. james.wear@cor.org
Nathan Brooks – Nathan will serve as our Director of Worship Arts for just a couple more weeks before he transitions off of our staff team to focus on his own business. We are grateful for his leadership and wish him well on his growing real estate endeavors. Nathan’s final day on staff will be Sunday, October 18th. nathan.brooks@cor.org
Check out these upcoming opportunities for growth and service.
- Fall Festival plans underway - mark your calendar for Oct. 10th!
- Stop Hunger now!
- Bibles for our 3rd graders, register now - Sunday, Oct. 18th
- Rezlife student ministries fall retreats - register now!
- Upward basketball for age 5 - 6th grade - register now!
The Annual Neighborhood Food Drive kicked off last Sunday. Recent statistics show that one out of seven people in the greater Kansas City area will seek help for food insecurity this year. Donate nonperishable food items and encourage your neighbors and coworkers to help fight hunger in Kansas City. Pick up a “sack hunger” bag this Sunday (which contains everything you will need to participate). Donations accepted at Resurrection West through October 11. For more information, contact Debbie.Dietz@cor.org.
Register your 3rd grader to receive their Bible in worship on October 18th - The presentation ceremony will take place during all 3 worship services. You may register your child to attend the service of your choice. All 3rd grade participants should check-in to their regular KiDS COR classroom 15 minutes before service. At the appropriate time, students will enter the worship service together for the ceremony, receive their Bibles along with a blessing, then return to KiDS COR to be picked up by families at the end of service. register your child atrezwest.org/3rdgradebibles
Rezlife Student Ministries Metamorphosis Fall Retreat 2015 - A weekend filled with worship, large and small group activities and a time for students to grow deeper in their faith - held just down the road at Youthfront Camp South. These are always powerful weekends where students from all four campuses of Resurrection unite together in discipleship fun and growth!
Middle School students, Nov. 6-8
High School students, Nov. 13-15
Go to cor.org/students to register and click on the Metamorphosis link on the right. Contact Rick.Webb@cor.org with questions.
Upward Basketball registration is open for boys and girls age 5 through 6th grade for Winter 2016. The goal of this Christian-based sports program is to bring children and adults to know, love and follow Jesus through sports activities. Register at rezwest.org/westsports. Contact David.Robertson@cor.org for more information.
Finally, it has been a spirit-filled week as we’ve hosted some 1800 pastors and ministry leaders from all around the country and the world at Leadership Institute. Some of the members of the very first church I ever served as a youth director - First UMC of Ft. Pierce, Florida - are here participating. I hadn't seen them since 1995, so it was quite a reunion moment reconnecting with people that helped set me on the path of my pastoral call. Thank you Lord for those people in our lives who invest, mentor, and encourage us as we heed your call. I’ve got to run since I’m due to give the welcome and opening prayer this morning at Leadership Institute. See you Sunday as we look back, dream forward, and in it all to God be the glory!
Looking forward to worshiping with you Sunday,
Pastor Jason
Resurrection West Campus
24000 West Valley Parkway
Olathe, Kansas 66061, Unied States
913-538-7800
For an after hours urgent pastoral care need call 913-314-6058
rezwest.org
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Pastor Jason Gant
913-538-7800
For an after hours urgent pastoral care need call 913-314-6058
rezwest.org
Follow on twitter @rezwest
Connect on facebook at facebook.com/ResurrectionWest
Pastor Jason Gant
jason.gant@rezwest.org
The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection West
Resurrection West Campus
24000 West Valley Parkway
24000 West Valley Parkway
Olathe, Kansas 66061, Unied States____________________________
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