I have heard recently from two different speakers that all meaningful spiritual, godly movements or accomplishments at a organizational, local, state or national level were all preceded by intense, specific, purposeful times of prayer.
That statement is powerful in that it is Biblical. It is challenging in that it is personal. It brings hope because it reminds us of God's sovereignty, love and power.
So what are you praying about? Are you intense, consistent, specific and strategic in your prayers?
The Board has made a commitment to be much in prayer for our school. For example, the Planning Committee devoted their committee meeting times all summer just to pray for wisdom for the school and the leadership as we prepare for transitions. I know Mrs. Burch is planning activities around the National Day of Prayer on May 5th. I hope you will join in those activities and/or other organized activities that call on our Lord and that you will include Maranatha in those prayers. The Board meeting was moved to May 5th due to conflicts, so we are going to spend some extended time in the meeting praying for Maranatha.
Be specific:
* Students that are growing in their relationship and knowledge of God
* Faculty that are daily re-energized to invest in the lives of students and modeling godly character
* Leadership that is practical, forward-thinking, loving and leaning on God
* Facilities and tools are available and functioning well to maximize our ability to reach current and future students
* That we are effective in getting the word out about why Maranatha is a great place for parents to entrust the teaching and care of their children
* That we are wise stewards of the resources that God has entrusted us with so that we can expand the ministry as God would have us do so
New Landscaping
Beautiful new landscaping
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Personal Ministry
I hope you will oblige me a moment as I ask you for your help in a personal matter not connected to Maranatha.
The Lord has really been challenging me to obey Him in the area of ministring to the poor and others with desperate physical needs. He has used the book by David Platt that I gave to our basketball girls at the end of the season titled, "Radical: Taking Back the Church From the American Dream". I encourage you to read it, as I think that if enough of us respond to this level of obedience demanded by our Lord, we would greatly impact our families, school, church, community and world.
But enough preaching and to my point. Because I don't normally rub shoulders, much to my chagrin, with those that are poor and hurting, I need help in finding these people. I mean the ones that are really hurting. I met some in Mexico and my hope is that I can help them, but I am looking nearer to home first. I have some ideas about how to do a ministry, so I need contacts and or locations I can get started. I am also interested in hearing of good local ministries that I could join with. I am talking with my church to see what they do and am exploring other resources, but any advice you want to send me would be welcome. Send to my email at mschultze21@yahoo.com or give me a call or text at 913-645-8901. Thank you!
The Lord has really been challenging me to obey Him in the area of ministring to the poor and others with desperate physical needs. He has used the book by David Platt that I gave to our basketball girls at the end of the season titled, "Radical: Taking Back the Church From the American Dream". I encourage you to read it, as I think that if enough of us respond to this level of obedience demanded by our Lord, we would greatly impact our families, school, church, community and world.
But enough preaching and to my point. Because I don't normally rub shoulders, much to my chagrin, with those that are poor and hurting, I need help in finding these people. I mean the ones that are really hurting. I met some in Mexico and my hope is that I can help them, but I am looking nearer to home first. I have some ideas about how to do a ministry, so I need contacts and or locations I can get started. I am also interested in hearing of good local ministries that I could join with. I am talking with my church to see what they do and am exploring other resources, but any advice you want to send me would be welcome. Send to my email at mschultze21@yahoo.com or give me a call or text at 913-645-8901. Thank you!
Friday, April 1, 2011
March Board Meeting
We had a very productive Board meeting last night.
The Development Committee reported that they will invite a consultant company to the April committee meeting to investigate whether they could help us evaluate and enhance our development efforts. In addition, the committee will be preparing to lead a discussion in the April Board meeting about what makes Maranatha different in the marketplace.
The Finance Committee received approval to proceed with an engagement of a consultant to do an evaluation and make recommendations for enhancing our programs and marketing for our preschool. That will start this month.
The Planning Committee facilitated a rich discussion around the feedback from the focus groups on succession planning. Now they will take all of the feedback and start building a competency model for updating/building a job description for the superintendent role for the years to come. Additionally they started the process of accepting board nominations and considering what changes in committee roles might be needed for next year. Andy Hageman is moving his family to Nebraska as he accepted a job in a ministry called One City International. Therefore he submitted a letter of resignation to the Board which was accepted and we pray many blessings to Andy and his family and they engage in this wonderful ministry and appreciate all he has done for the school.
The Facilities Committee reminded the Board of all the progress that has been made on the North Campus over the years up through this year. The momentum is not slowing as we now have over $25,000 in the Bleacher Buddy program so we will be adding those bleachers this summer. Praise the Lord! and thank you for your generosity. We still need $8-10,000 to cover all of the costs, so any amount you can make to this needed project would be appreciated. Additionally we are continuing to exam options for increasing the security at the North Campus with a new security/communication system.
Finally, the Board declared a direction for the plans for facilities for Maranatha. Please understand, this is not a building plan. However, this does provide a clear statement of intent and should remove some of the ambiguity that has been present about our facilities. So our statement is that by consensus, the Board has elected to focus all future development efforts on the North Campus and begin by examining the viability of whether we could meet current and future needs at that location. We will continue with the 5 year plan that I referenced in a previous post with specific efforts to maximize the existing buildings. This statement adds direction and authority for the Facilities Committee to examine the viability of handling current and future facility needs of the school at the North Campus.
With all that said, there are many important, significant actions underway in each committee that could very well have significant impact on the school. Please pray for wisdom and sensitivity to God's will in these matters.
The Development Committee reported that they will invite a consultant company to the April committee meeting to investigate whether they could help us evaluate and enhance our development efforts. In addition, the committee will be preparing to lead a discussion in the April Board meeting about what makes Maranatha different in the marketplace.
The Finance Committee received approval to proceed with an engagement of a consultant to do an evaluation and make recommendations for enhancing our programs and marketing for our preschool. That will start this month.
The Planning Committee facilitated a rich discussion around the feedback from the focus groups on succession planning. Now they will take all of the feedback and start building a competency model for updating/building a job description for the superintendent role for the years to come. Additionally they started the process of accepting board nominations and considering what changes in committee roles might be needed for next year. Andy Hageman is moving his family to Nebraska as he accepted a job in a ministry called One City International. Therefore he submitted a letter of resignation to the Board which was accepted and we pray many blessings to Andy and his family and they engage in this wonderful ministry and appreciate all he has done for the school.
The Facilities Committee reminded the Board of all the progress that has been made on the North Campus over the years up through this year. The momentum is not slowing as we now have over $25,000 in the Bleacher Buddy program so we will be adding those bleachers this summer. Praise the Lord! and thank you for your generosity. We still need $8-10,000 to cover all of the costs, so any amount you can make to this needed project would be appreciated. Additionally we are continuing to exam options for increasing the security at the North Campus with a new security/communication system.
Finally, the Board declared a direction for the plans for facilities for Maranatha. Please understand, this is not a building plan. However, this does provide a clear statement of intent and should remove some of the ambiguity that has been present about our facilities. So our statement is that by consensus, the Board has elected to focus all future development efforts on the North Campus and begin by examining the viability of whether we could meet current and future needs at that location. We will continue with the 5 year plan that I referenced in a previous post with specific efforts to maximize the existing buildings. This statement adds direction and authority for the Facilities Committee to examine the viability of handling current and future facility needs of the school at the North Campus.
With all that said, there are many important, significant actions underway in each committee that could very well have significant impact on the school. Please pray for wisdom and sensitivity to God's will in these matters.
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