North Campus Exciting News!

We are at the ground floor of the North Campus of Chets Creek Church! Jesus said, "For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many” Matthew 20:28. Our response to the selfless love of God is to be people that serve others selflessly. I believe that a church should be known for what they do for the community, not for what they take from the community! This past week, the future of the North Campus of Chets Creek began to take form. I love leading this team and I am looking forward with excitement to the days ahead. The best is yet to come and I am thankful that you are committed to spreading the gospel to North Jacksonville! 

Here are some highlights of our partnership with Sheffield Elementary School:

On Saturday, August 6th over 40 people sweated, laughed, and served together at Sheffield Elementary school.

• The team cleaned, organized and painted the school. 
• Cleaned up inside and outside of the school 
• Moved and organized all the teacher’s books and supplies
• Decorated over 30 bulletin boards for the teacher’s. 
• Renovated the Teacher’s lounge with new paint, furnishings, and appliances. 
• Painted outside and inside the school. 
• Provided 50 backpacks and supplies 

On Thursday August 11th, we had a day of service.

• The team provided lunch for over 80 faculty and staff  
• Mulched an outside area for the children of Sheffield.

What's Next for the North Campus? 

Fall Leadership Training - Sunday, August 21st from 5:00-8:30pm!
Join us as we kick off a new season of ministry! We will enjoy celebrating with all the volunteer leaders of Chets Creek over dinner at 5:00pm and then breakout into training from 6:00-8:30pm. We will have an exciting team night for the North Campus Launch Team! I’ll be sharing the vision for the Fall and the New Year as we launch the North Campus! Please RSVP so we can provide food and childcare for the evening: http://chetscreek.com/training-rsvp

Life University - "Purpose Driven Church Training” Begins Wednesday, August 24th!
Life University is a six-week series of topical classes on Wednesday nights that will help you grow in your faith. The North Campus Launch Team is invited to learn together about how to build a healthy, vibrant, purpose driven church in North Jax!  For a church to be healthy, it must become a purpose driven church by Jesus. The teaching will be led by Josh Robinson and Darren Sullivan. 

The goal of building a healthy church is focused upon 5 purposes:

• Warmer through Fellowship
• Deeper through Discipleship 
• Stronger through Worship 
• Broader through Ministry 
• Larger through Evangelism

Schedule: 
Wednesday night dinner: 5:30pm
Life University Training: 6:30-7:30pm

I want to encourage you to be there so we can grow together as we prepare to launch the North Campus! Childcare is provided! Sign up and save your spot!

The best is yet to come!  

North Campus Serve Day!

Can you believe it is August already? As we look forward to the launch of the North Campus this January, we aren't waiting until then to be active in the community. The launch team that God is forming is excited to come alongside the community and show the love of Christ. We have over 35 people that want to come and serve! 

The Serve Day begins at 8:30am and ends at 12:00pm. We will have food provided for everyone, so please RSVP to me via email to let me know you are coming - josh@chetscreek.com. 

I want to let you know of some of the projects that we will seek to accomplish at the Serve Day:

• Bulletin boards - put paper and boarders on all (Principal Delay has all the supplies).
• Teacher's lounge - we have a team of ladies working up a plan for re-designing the space and hope to accomplish some of it at the Serve Day.
• Spread mulch in the courtyard - we need some of you to bring rakes, shovels, and wheelbarrow.
• Landscaping on interior courtyards - again, need to bring gardening tools.
• Organize goodie bags for teachers (Principal Delay will have the supplies).
• Clean the items on the stage - not including the furniture.
• Deliver boxes to classrooms.
• Paint the exterior doors to the school and the exterior hand rails - the school will provide paint but we need to bring brushes.

As I sit and write this blog, I can recount multiple conversations with people who are passionate about beginning a new work in North Jacksonville. It is a blessing to be a part of how God is working behind the scenes as we prepare to launch. 

Please continue to pray for a great launch of the North Campus, it is much appreciated! 

North Campus Update!

We had a great North Campus Informational Meeting this past Sunday! We had over 41 adults attend! And I've had numerous others tell me that they are interested, but couldn’t attend the meeting. At the meeting, we talked about the vision and timeline for the campus. We encouraged each person to fill out an interest survey to get to know them and how they can serve God as a part of the team. If you weren’t able to attend the meeting, please let me know and I’ll send you some of those questions.

I want to share some exciting news and dates for this upcoming fall and beyond:

   - Campus Location: Sheffield Elementary School. We have built a great relationship with the Principal and they are excited to have us come and impact North Jax!
   - Launch Team Workday at Sheffield Elementary on Saturday, August 6th from 8:30am-Noon. We want to help clean, organize and prepare the school for the new school year! We are also providing lunch for the teachers the week before school starts to encourage them. 
   - North Campus Leadership Training on Sunday, August 21st from 5:00pm-8:00pm. This will be a time for us to begin training for leadership at the campus and build teamwork and relationships.
   - Fall 2016: Pre-Launch Meetings in Homes in North Jacksonville. Groups will form as people commit to join the Launch Team!
   - January 2017: Two preview/practice services and a public launch at the end of January!

Please shoot me an email and let me know if you are coming to the Launch Team workday and the Leadership Training! We want to be able to provide food for everyone. 

Cassidy and I want to set up a time over the next few weeks to meet with you. We can meet for coffee/lunch to get to know you and your story. I’m excited about how God is forming a team to minister and reach North Jacksonville with the gospel! I’m so thankful to be a part of what God is doing in and through our lives! 

Shoot me an email if you are interested in joining the team! josh@chetscreek.com