Starting Feb. 11-12 New Life will have a new schedule….we will start a Saturday evening service at 6 PM and then on Sunday, on both campuses, the service times will be 9:30am and 11:15am.

Starting in 10 days New Life will have seven gatherings every weekend.  One on Saturday + two in the main auditorium + two in the North Auditoruim (Softer Sundays) + two on the Maple Valley/Covington campus.

It takes over 1,000 volunteers to make this happen. This last  Sunday alone we had 134 people sign up to serve.

People ask me all the time, “What makes New Life happen?” Honestly, people are looking for a silver bullet to make their church grow.  There is no silver bullet.  There is a mass army of leaders and volunteers who love Jesus, His mission and serve like crazy behind the scenes.  They don’t grab the mic every weekend, they don’t ask for any “glory”, and they don’t get paid monetarily…they are motived by one thing..the gospel being preached and people’s lives being transformed!

I want to say thank you to all the people who serve and make New Life happen every weekend.

1. Parking lot attendents, thank you for being on time…smiling as people drive in…and making the parking lot a place for people to enjoy.
2. Coffee people, thank you for showing up early and making sure the coffee is ready and hot.
3. Greeters, your heart for Jesus is contagious. Thank you for making the lobby come alive every weekend.
4. Ushers, you make a difference.  When people walk into one of our three auditoriums they feel at home because of you. Thank you.
5. Guest Services, you are the first impression!  It takes a lot of courage for a 1st or 2nd time guest to stop and ask a question at Guest Services.  You make it comfortable! Thank you!!
6. Prayer Partners, the heroes of New Life. Every weekend you are covering me and the church in prayer.  People are getting saved and transformed by the gospel because of your prayers. You are the backbone of New Life.
7. Nursery workers, thank you! thank you! thank you!  Bottom line, young families are coming back to Jesus and experiencing the goodness of God because of your ministry to their children.
8. Kids workers, reach a chid and we will reach the family.  New Life is experiencing God’s favor and growth because of our children’s ministry. Thank you for serving, loving and leading kids into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
9. Student leaders, it is amazing to see the fire of God in our Next Generation ministries.  New Life has tons of adults who simply love and serve our students…Amazing!
10. Media Crew, every weekend you are faithful to your task at hand. People are able to experience the presence of God because of your commitment to excellence and ministry.
11. Worship team, love the worship at New Life. We have three auditoriums every weekend! This takes a ton of anointed musicians who love Jesus with all their hearts.
12. Bulletin Team, every week you assemble over 1500 bulletins.  This is critical to help our guests connect at New Life.  Thank you for your faithful service!
13. Guest Follow-up Team, our guests feel welcome and come back because of your great work sending letters and entering each person into our database.  Thank you so much!

There are so many more leaders and volunteers who serve every weekend at New Life…people in the background every Sunday making church a place where people can invite their friends and be transformed by the gospel…..

Jana and I love you!  You are making a difference!  I am blessed by you every weekend. Thank you! Thank you!