Boulder Church Plant Update-June

Thursday, June 08, 2006

It feels like a long time coming, but the Emmaus Road Church Plant Team is now living in Boulder County, Colorado! Five families have officially relocated from Iowa and Nebraska. Hopefully we don't look too much like fish out of water out here in the Rocky Mountains. ha..ha..

Here are a few highlights from the past month and some summer plans to keep us prayed up on as we begin Kingdom Work together as an Emmaus Road family.

• Three weeks ago, North Platte Berean church, one of our sending churches, hosted a special commissioning service for the Launch Team families. It was such an encouragement and confirmation to all of us. Each couple had the opportunity to share miraculous stories of God's provision and leading. Thank the Lord with us for his faithfulness! We will continue taking greater steps of faith knowing that God has raised up an army of "senders", not just from one local church family, but many.
  
• Two of the five Launch Team families were house hunting during the month of May. There was some uncertainty of whether or not they would be able to find affordable housing near the other three families that had already found housing, but without any trouble and with little headache, both families were able to find great housing options by the third week in May. Another huge praise! As many of you know, the Boulder County cost of living isn't real comparable to greater Iowa/Nebraska costs.
  
• Now that we are together as a Launch Team we are aiming to launch two primary ministries in June. The first will be our Worship Gathering, where we will meet in one of our homes for worship, Bible teaching, fellowship, and prayer. We will also rotate couples in leading the Emmaus Road children through their weekly gathering time. We are thankful that Jeff and Tara have a basement! The second will be our Life Group ministry, an intentional time for the men and women to get together regularly on their own. Encouragement, heart-level conversation, accountability, and spiritual growth will be a high priority. Life Groups will be an excellent environment to introduce new friends to the Emmaus Road Family.
  
• Community Bridge Building will also be at the heart of Emmaus Road this summer. The idea here is not necessarily to have a formal "service project" each month, but rather to look for various ways to get involved with meeting the needs of the Boulder County. It may be serving as volunteers for a community social event, public agency, clean up effort, or it may simply mean participating in community events, programs, or recreation leagues. The sky is the limit here! Our mission is to, "let {our} good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise {our} heavenly Father."
  
• Heads up!! Sometime during the first half of August we would like to invite our Sending Team to a dedication service in Boulder. We are looking at either Saturday, August 5th or 12th. We would love to have any of you come out for this special day! More to come on this...
  
• Josh Luse and myself will be meeting with several other pastors and local church leaders this summer. We are anxious to get to know some of our brother and sisters in the area. Pray that God leads us to the right network for encouragement and unity!

Feel free to contact us anytime! We would love to be encouraged...

Moving Forward,

Kris Cheek / Lead Pastor

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