My Transitions at First Christian

Transitions can be exciting.  Transitions can be scary.  Transitions can be painful.  Sometimes they are all three.  

When I took a sabbatical last year, I had no idea where God would lead me.  I knew I needed the time away.  I sensed a stirring in my heart.  And, I prayed God would show me His will for my life.  I told Him I would follow regardless of where it led me - even if it meant away from the Women’s Ministry I deeply loved.  

I drove to the office the first day after my sabbatical still unclear.  Was I where God wanted me to be or was I going where I wanted to be?  How could I discern the difference?  So, as I pulled into the parking lot, I prayed, “Lord, I’m going to back to the office.  I’m going back to the ministry I love.  You haven’t told me not to, so here I go.”  

A few weeks later God confirmed in my heart the call to ministry at First Christian.  Soon thereafter I started leading the entire Adult Ministry Team.  And, as the months unfolded, God took me into a deeper personal level of dependence on Him.  I realized how I had much to surrender.  I saw the trust issues needing to be resolved.  I acknowledged the control I desired over my life.  And, I let God smash the labels I had placed upon myself and the comfortable box I tried to live in.

Little did I know that the journey of discovering true surrender and the declaration of my willing heart to do anything would lead me away from Women’s Ministry and into a broader ministry to all adults at First Christian.  

My friends, I am beyond excited about this new direction...  this new call God has placed in my life as the Adult Ministry Director at First Christian.  The transition is good.  It is right.  Every transition carries questions.  And, I’m grateful for a God who has all the answers.  In His goodness he is revealing one step at a time for Adult Ministries. I’m starting the process of getting to know current leaders and what they are doing.  Along with Fritz Kaufman and a wonderful team of elders, we are building teams for ministry which I pray will allow us to grow more disciples who make more disciples.  

During the transition, Selena Fetherman has accepted the role of Women’s Director and is volunteering to minister to and lead our women.  God has truly gifted and called her for such a time as this.

For now, this is the last personal post I’ll make on this blog.  You will find updates and reminders on Women’s Ministry “happenings.”  I’m still unclear as to whether God  is calling me to continue to minister through writing via a blog.  If He does, we’ll update you later as to where to find it.  I assure you, though, He continues to place words upon my heart which flow free most days.  It is there I find a deeper connection with Him...  the Author and Perfecter of my faith.

I pray you too, will continue to seek Him above all.  To seek Him with all your heart.  To give Him every aspect of your life.  To pursue the next greater thing He has just ahead for you.  Keep running the race, my friends.  Keep your eye on the prize which is eternal life with Him not just for us, but for those who have yet to find Him.

Philippians 1:3-6, “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.“

In Him and Surrendered,

Holly