THE DUCK COMMANDER THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: ARE WE …
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THE DUCK COMMANDER
We talk to Pete Drost about ducks, Biblical economics and our upcoming Capital Campaign.
THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: ARE WE READY?
Capital Campaign consultant Steve Siegel breaks down our readiness to take on a major capital campaign
JANUARY + FEBRUARY 2014 ? ISSUE NO. 41
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GROUP NIGHT
TUESDAY + THURSDAY 7PM (SCOTT ST.)
LifeLessons GroupNight
LifeLessons have now become GroupNight, and the reason is simple. GroupNight more accurately reflects the heart of what we do on Tuesday and Thursday nights - relationally based groups that provide an opportunity for spiritual & practical growth.
GroupNight provides you the opportunity to test drive the LifeGroup experience in the familiar and comfortable church setting. You will grow in your faith through teaching and conversation as you explore relevant and relatable topics together. GroupNight is an initial access point to LifeGroups and your perfect opportunity find meaningful relationships and connect with your church family.
Register at CentralConnect or email: brenda@centralcc.ca
TUESDAY 7pm (Scott St. Campus)
Soul Detox (Young Adults 18 - 25) Basic (Adults 25 - 39) Starting Point (New Believers, People Investigating Faith) Foundations (Spiritual Disciplines) Steps To Freedom (Breaking Free From Your Past) Single Mom's LifeGroup Bible Study (Digging Deeper Into The Biblical Topics Raised On Sundays) Clean Eating and Healthy Living Staying In Love (Couples)
THURSDAY 7pm (Scott St. Campus)
Financial Peace (Requires Registration) Starting And Running A Business Women's LifeGroup ** Please note that there is NO childcare provided on Thursday nights.
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CONTENTS
On The Cover
Pete Drost standing on our York Rd. property Photo: Andrew Plett
Copy Editors The Loop is edited by volunteers.
Barry Wills
Production
The Loop is printed by Bertie Printers in Stevensville, ON
DEPARTMENTS
08 | EDITORIAL by Andrew Plett
Do You Know What The Deadliest Animal In Africa Is?
10 | THE LEAD PASTOR by Bill Markham
93 Years In The Making
12 | MISSION OPPORTUNITIES by Jonathan Gallo
2014 Will Be A Year Of New Missional Opportunities
40 | PARTNERSHIP by Emily Grabatin
Why All The Fuss With Partnership Anyway?
FEATURES
16 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TIMELINE
A Timeline Of Events Pertaining To The Capital Campaign
18|CAPITALCAMPAIGN:AREWEREADY?bySteveSiegel
20| 3 DAY DEVOTIONAL JOURNEY
A Devotional Journey To Help Spiritually Prepare Your Heart For The Capital Campaign
28E| VERYTHINGYOUALWAYSWANTEDTOKNOWABOUTACAPITAL CAMPAIGNVISIT..BUTWERETOOAFRAIDTOASKbySteveSiegel
30 | PREPARING FOR BIG FAITH by Bill Markham
The Personal Story Of How God Prepared Our Lead Pastor And His Wife To Give First In Our Capital Campaign
32 | THE DUCK COMMANDER
An Interview With Campaign Chair Pete Drost
36|DEATHBYSUGARM: YSTORYTOHEALTHANDFREEDOMOVER EMOTIONAL EATING by Pam Sykes
INFORMATION
48 | CALENDAR
January + February 2014 events across all campuses.
50 | CONTACT INFORMATION
Central's staff directory.
EDITORIAL
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE DEADLIEST ANIMAL IN AFRICA IS?
What I learned about faith from a story about Hippos and how that faith has come alive again through our capital campaign.
Andrew Plett
Communications Pastor
Central Community Church
andrewplett@centralcc.ca
@aplett
"Do you know what the deadliest animal in Africa is? A hippo! Hippos are the deadliest animals in Africa, and they've been known to pick up sixteen foot crocs in their mouth and break their backs." Those were the opening remarks from a talk that forever changed my life.
I can remember the day like it was yesterday; it was the day my faith first came alive. Ironically, I was already in Bible school on the West Coast, and if growing up a pastor's kid did one thing, it numbed me to sermons...until that day. Nothing had ever captivated my heart like the things I heard from Randy Friesen that night.
After that story and what seemed like another hour full of heart thumping adventure stories from Randy's life, I was buzzing. I was captivated by this different kind of walk with God: one that involved risk, danger, adrenaline and adventure. That night I chatted with Randy after the service and ultimately told God that it was that kind of faith that I wanted to have. Little did I know what that meant.
At the end of my first year of bible school, I went on my first mission trip oversees to Egypt for six weeks. There are so many stories I could share from that first experience as God did amazing things in my life on that trip; so much so that I dropped out of Bible school to spend a few
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years traveling the world doing short term mission work. I had the opportunity to travel with one of the world's leading Arabic evangelists to cities like London, Cairo and Alexandria as I learned first-hand the cost of following Jesus in the Muslim world. I had the privilege of working along-side gang leaders in Fresno, California, church leaders along the whole California coast, and church planters in Salt Lake City.
Over those years, Randy became a spiritual father and mentor to me as I learned what it meant to put my faith into action. I would often hear my friends at the time grumble about the boring and predictable faith journey they were on and I would usually respond, "I'm not sure why your faith is so boring; I'm having the time of my life. God isn't boring; He wants to give you the adventure of a lifetime."
Six years after my first mission experience in Egypt I began an internship in a local church as their worship and creative pastor. For the first five or six years I seemed to have all the energy and enthusiasm in the world; no task was too great! But after years six and seven my faith had slowly become professional. I was now an established pastor who was being paid to exercise my faith, and it wasn't the same anymore.
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