LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORTS . . .
We are meeting regularly and will report to the church on a regular basis. We now have a first draft of objectives with action plans to reach the long range goals prioritized by the congregation. It was agreed that we could take up to 10 years to reach our long range goals; therefore we will be developing interim steps needed to accommodate expected growth. The committee meets again on August 5 and August 19 at 6:00 PM at the church.

Boyd Frank
DISCOVERING YOUR MINISTRY
The pastor will lead a one-session study of spiritual gifts and finding one’s place of service on Sunday afternoon, August 29. Our goal is to have every New Hope member attend one of these sessions.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO BE OFFERED Several young adults have expressed interest in working with youth. To that end our Sunday School Consultant, Elaine Hardy, will lead a seminar for “newbies,” or any adult wanting to explore opportunities for service with this age group. We will meet either on a Saturday morning or Sunday afternoon later this month, depending on the preference of those signing up. We will look at leadership traits, growth and development of tweens and teens and teaching methods.