We must admit that we are a consumer society. We expect customer service to be exemplary. We expect our needs to be met. We desire for others to take care of us. I wonder how regular church attendees see what happens on Sunday mornings. Do they believe that it all just comes together by accident? Do they understand that it comes together only because we have a few dedicated volunteers who have taken ownership of the ministry?

I read recently about a church that took a volunteer day off. People came to worship and Sunday School only to discover: that there were no greeters to welcome them, no ushers to hand them a bulletin, no bulletins because those responsible to print them took the day off, no teachers in the classes, no preschool volunteers in the nursery, no sound system operators, no one to make coffee, no one to turn on the A/C, no one to sing in the choir, no one to set up chairs or take them down… you get the point.

1. Why is it so difficult to get volunteers to come early and set up chairs in The Well?
2. Why is it so hard to get people on a greeting rotation?
3. Why do people avoid the preschool, choosing not to care for the most vulnerable of our community?
4. Why do people fail to turn in a completed Connection Card?

We broadcast our needs and it appears to fall on deaf ears. Does a personal invitation cause someone to be more committed and moved into a place of service? If so, that is going to limit who volunteers. If we take a sober self-assessment of who we are in Christ, understanding how God has made us, recognizing that we worship in a community of believers, we should come to worship each Sunday looking for a place to serve before looking for a place to sit.

Volunteering at The Well: we are in desperate need of people willing to commit to being trained on the sound and video equipment regarding the Well. Who will step up? Who will you recommend? We need a few people who are computer savvy yet willing to learn our system (it’s not really that hard)! Right now we have ONE guy who has not missed a Sunday in six months. What is going to happen the day he wakes up sick on a Sunday morning, or plans a vacation?

Audio-Visual Workshop: We have scheduled Sunday October 23, noon-2:00pm. This workshop is for those who have been enlisted and others who are interested in learning how to work behind the sound cart at The Well. RSVP is needed since lunch is provided. Contact Scott Chafee for details.

The Well Ministry Teams:

1. We still have needs for the Welcome Team: stand at the doors or greet people seated in the room.
2. The Prayer Team: being willing to pray for people after the service, initiating conversations after the service ends, offering to pray for them this week.
3. Setting up Chairs at 9:00 on Sunday: coming early on Sunday to make the room ready for worship.
4. Ushers for the offering: collecting the offering and putting the gifts and tithes into an envelope to be taken to the safe.

We are going to promote signups beginning October 16.

We have so much potential for growth, but we cannot serve more people if we don’t get more volunteers to make it all happen. President Kennedy said it best back on January 20, 1961, (but I will put it into the context of the church): “And so my fellowship [believers], ask not what your [church] can do for you, ask what you can do for your [church]. My fellow citizens of the [congregation], ask not what [volunteers] will do for you, but what together we can do for the [kingdom of God].”

Keep the Son in Your Eyes,

Groups meet on Wednesday evenings at 6:15. Click the image to see a larger version of the poster.

Adults and students will have small groups during the Sunday Bible study hour, 9:45, September 11 through October 16. Children will have special lessons on Wednesday evenings at 6:15. Adults will receive a participant’s study guide.

If you are in service on Sunday mornings, teaching children or preschoolers, we have a class for you on Wednesday evenings at 6:15, beginning September 14.

Need to Know More: check out r12 online and watch this introductory video. Look for the tab that says, “Intro to r12.” Come back to this site often to see other teaching and resources worth you time.

We each will get out of this series exactly what we put into it. Check out r12 online.

Old Testament Pictures of True Spirituality

1. Introduction: What is true spirituality (Sept 11)
2. Abraham: Learning to Give God What He Wants Most (Sept 18)
3. Daniel:  Learning to Get God’s Best for Your Life (Sept 25)
4. Moses:  Learning to Come to Grips with the Real You (Oct 2)
5. David & Jonathan:  Learning to Experience Authentic Community (Oct 9)
6. Joseph:  Learning to Overcome the Evil Aimed at You (Oct 16)

New Testament Pictures of True Spirituality, in the Life of Jesus

1. What is true spirituality, according to Jesus?
2. Surrender to God: giving to God what he wants the most.
3. Separate from the World: getting the very best from God.
4. Sober in Self-assessment: coming to grips with the real you.
5. Serving in Love: experiencing authentic community.
6. Supernaturally Responding to Evil with Good: overcoming evil aimed at you.

1. Introduction Video
2. Surrender to God
3. Separate from the World
4. Sober in Self-Assessment
5. Serving in Love
6. Supernaturally Overcoming Evil with Good

Make sure to browse the videos where Chip Ingram answers many FAQ’s [ GO ]

We offer the class every few months. Use the Connection Card on Sunday, call the church office (340-0902) or use this form to register and let us know of your desire to participate. There is a course workbook and a meal, so registration is needed.

Topics include:

1. Who we are: key phrases, events in history, documents, the bond we have in salvation, the purpose of the church, why the church even exists and our affiliations.
2. Who you are: where you’ve been, your background, how you came to KGBC, your story, how you see God has gifted you, and our compatibility (as believer and congregation)
3. What we stand for: what we believe, what we practice and what it means to be a member.
4. What we have: our circles of commitment, our spiritual gifts, what spiritual gifts are, and what ours might be, and a listing of opportunities to use your gifts in ministry at KGBC.

Please take our little survey.

The Well has been going for over five weeks now, so it is time to get a little feedback on what you think about the worship experience so far.

Please take this brief survey to let us know what you think. Be totally open and honest with your comments, the survey is absolutely anonymous.

[ Click Here to Take Our Survey ]

Fearless – Imagine Your Life Without Fear

Fear is like an invisible prison. It holds you captive, influencing your choices and perceptions about life, God, and other people. Can you imagine what your life would be like without fear? With so much going wrong in the world it can seem hard to picture. In Fearless, Max Lucado shows us how life can be lived with confidence and joy, when you replace your fear with faith. Lucado covers: Why are we afraid? Fear of not mattering, Fear of disappointing, Fear of life’s final moments, Fear of global calamity and the Fear of God getting out of the box.

Dan Reed (our drummer) & Scott Chafee, in the Welcome Center, on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, begins May 11.

Game Plan for Life

Three-time Super Bowl winner, NFL Hall of Fame coach, and three-time NASCAR champion Joe Gibbs has assembled a team of experts to tackle the key areas of life a man needs in order to lead a victorious life. Based on a national survey, the Gibbs team has identified the most important issues facing men today. Gibbs diagrams an “average Joe’s” guide to what the Bible has to say about God, the Bible, salvation, Creation and science, finances and living in a broken world. Joined by “teammates” Ken Boa, Josh McDowell, Chuck Colson, John Lennox, Ron Blue, and Ravi Zacharias, he walks you through the greatest playbook ever written. Topics include: Who is the Coach? The ultimate playbook, Making God’s team, The enemy’s game plan, Signing bonus and Playing hurt. (A group for men only).

Scott Chafee (our pastor of discipleship) & Kenny Toombs, in the Welcome Center, Saturdays at 7:30 am, begins on May 14.

The Christian Atheist

This is a book club for women, meeting once a month. It’s about believing in God, but living as if he doesn’t exist. You believe in God, but you don’t really know him, you are ashamed of your past, you aren’t sure he loves you, don’t believe in prayer, you don’t think he’s fair, you won’t forgive, you still worry, you trust more in money, you don’t share your faith, and don’t believe in the church.

You need to purchase the book and read the first four chapters before the first meeting. The paperback book is less than $10 at Amazon.

Katie Goodmurphy, (our women’s ministry coordinator), in the Choir Room, beginning Friday June 3 at 6:30 pm.

Invite friends who are unchurched. Use this experience to invite people who may not be interested in hearing organ music. This experience in Harvest Hall with be a casual, come as you are service where we will worship in a modern and culturally relevant way.