Vision Leaders

I had a great weekend. Apart from really good services on Sunday, I spent Friday night and Saturday with the St Jude's Vestry on our annual overnight gathering.

We spent Friday evening talking about the things that we thought we could contribute to the Vestry, the things we needed to be confident about our decisions and our different preferences for working as a team. This was great, as there are a few new faces on the Vestry this year. Getting to know what each other brings and how we like to work is really important.

Saturday morning we spent a chunk of time looking at Philippians 2:12-18 and praying for the ministries of St Jude's. We spent an hour on our effectiveness in meetings. We considered some ideas about the role of Vestry from the governance review which is underway. In the afternoon we talked about our Buildings and the growth of the ministry and the need for resources, and made a few decisions about where we should go from here.

It was a quality time, not just because we did good business together, but because we shared our lives with each other. It was so exciting to be with people who love the Lord and our church, and want to see it grow and achieve its mission, and who work so hard to see this happen. We need to keep praying for this group, that they will walk closely with God and seek to serve him faithfully.

If you're at St Jude's and see a member of Vestry, why not try and encourage them?