Pastors' Lunch in Red Deer
I always wondered exactly how Red Deer got its name, but until I watched this video I didn't realize that the elk was also known as the, "red deer."
As part of my challenge to reach and meet personally as many of the over 300 churches in Alberta who ran Alpha last year, I have been hosting lunches in various areas of the Province. Today's was in Red Deer, at Balmoral Bible Chapel. Pastors, elders and Alpha coordinators came not only from the city itself, but from a number of towns in the vicinity.
A good number of the churches represented in attendance gave encouraging reports about their experiences with Alpha. One church reported their success in running the Youth Film Series in their local high school. Another was surprised at the number of people who were beginning to come through their doors from outside the church. A third saw their Alpha numbers jump from their usual 30 to 40, to 119 on last fall's course, the result of the Senior Pastor delegating complete Alpha responsibility to on of his staff members, telling her it was her responsibility to focus on Alpha alone.
Alpha had an amazing year in 2013. For an overview, see here.
For a great video showing all the Alberta2013 churches, check this out, although I'm finding out that some churches who participated are missing - Victory Lethbridge and Bethany Lutheran, Dickson AB, for two. Sorry about that.
Blessings,
John
As part of my challenge to reach and meet personally as many of the over 300 churches in Alberta who ran Alpha last year, I have been hosting lunches in various areas of the Province. Today's was in Red Deer, at Balmoral Bible Chapel. Pastors, elders and Alpha coordinators came not only from the city itself, but from a number of towns in the vicinity.
A good number of the churches represented in attendance gave encouraging reports about their experiences with Alpha. One church reported their success in running the Youth Film Series in their local high school. Another was surprised at the number of people who were beginning to come through their doors from outside the church. A third saw their Alpha numbers jump from their usual 30 to 40, to 119 on last fall's course, the result of the Senior Pastor delegating complete Alpha responsibility to on of his staff members, telling her it was her responsibility to focus on Alpha alone.
Alpha had an amazing year in 2013. For an overview, see here.
For a great video showing all the Alberta2013 churches, check this out, although I'm finding out that some churches who participated are missing - Victory Lethbridge and Bethany Lutheran, Dickson AB, for two. Sorry about that.
Blessings,
John
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