Elder Changes

As you have heard, John Havard and Larry Bonner will be stepping down in the coming months due to moving their family to new towns.  These moves will happen in the next several months (by the end of the year). For this reason, we are looking to a few men of the congregation to step up and fill these eldership/shepherding roles. 

We encourage each of you to be in prayer over this situation.  Be in prayer over the two men that are making changes in their lives, and be in prayer over the men that will be stepping in to those roles.  Be in prayer over the leadership, as a whole, as they lead this congregation on our spiritual journey to live out God’s calling to each of us, and to live out our vision here at Central.

Keep these verses in mind as you continue praying over this process:

• Acts 6:4 “But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
• James 5:16b “The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.”
• Ephesians 6:18 “With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,…”
• Romans 12:10 – 13 “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor’ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.”

As you are spending time in prayer keep these following thoughts and devotionals in mind to help encourage your time of prayer: