Tuesday, February 6, 2007

New Life Update

“Eight million people are looking for a place to be entertained, shop, work and live.” This statement is taken directly off of the Power and Light District website. The site continues, “A dynamic nine-city block mixed use retail, entertainment, office and residential district located right in the heart of downtown Kansas City. The District is the cornerstone of a massive $2 billion urban renaissance which includes major new attractions such as a new performing arts venue, arena, convention center expansion, and 10,000 new urban loft units. The $850 million district is the largest in the Midwestern United States.”

Our new church facility is located four blocks away from the heart of this Power and Light District. Though our responsibility to establish a church that has God-centered worship, life-enhancing discipleship and opportunities for relationships and ministry is somewhat daunting, our opportunity to share Christ with literally thousands of people from diverse backgrounds and socio-economic environments is invigorating.

Planting a church that provides the resources to meet the needs of our exploding downtown community is non-negotiable. From the beginning we have been impressed by the fact that if God wants a church downtown, He will get it. On that note, there is no question that He has called us to start New Life Ministries. This has been journey of faith and will also be a journey full of obstacles. With less than eight weeks to go before our first service, there is much to keep us on our knees.

We are sincerely grateful for your partnership in prayer for the following:
  • A spirit of unity and dependence on God
  • Physical resources for the building such as a piano, keyboard, sound system, video projectors and screens, stage, curtains and lighting.
  • People to take leadership in the areas of children’s ministry and music ministry.
  • Souls to reach for the Kingdom
On a final note, I have been encouraged by the following verse from Galatians 6:9, “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

In His Grip!

Pastor Troy