FINALLY!

Our long wait for a pastor is about to come to an end as the Atchleys arrive THIS WEEKEND! Movers will arrive at their SOLD Denton house in a couple of days and pack up their worldly goods. They will close on their Lubbock house/home FRIDAY and move in Saturday. Sunday they will be in attendance and begin the process of becoming acclimated to BHBC. To help them in this process we are asking EVERYONE to use our new check-in system. We’ve purchased additional equipment to make the check-in process as smooth as possible without anyone having to wait very long. The system worked very well during the weekend the Atchleys were here in view of a call and we expect it to work well from now on.

In addition to helping the Athleys learn names, it will also help us know one another. The reality is we don’t know the names of everyone who attends BHBC. The check-in system, which will print out name badges each week for everyone, will help. At most this will be a minor inconvenience for a few. At best, it will enhance the fellowship and ministry of Bacon Heights. Thank you for working with us and using the check-in system.

Our pastor will be preaching for the first time on May 31^st. To celebrate his arrival we’re having an all-church cookout. We’ll be grilling hamburgers and have all the toppings available in the FLC immediately following the late worship. Please plan on joining us for lunch and celebrating the arrival of our fourth pastor. It will be a festive time.

Do you realize how rare it is for a church to be nearly 50 years old and just now be getting her fourth pastor? This speaks volumes for the health and stability of Bacon Heights. Jason Atchley is coming to pastor a good church with a rich heritage. My prayer, and I believe it is yours as well, is that he will lead us to accomplish much more as a church. We really can have our best days ahead of us if we all pull together, seek the Lord, and give back in service the gifts God has equipped us with. 

Now a personal note. THANK YOU for allowing me the privilege of serving as the Interim Senior Pastor these past eleven months. When I resigned from Indiana Avenue Baptist Church I didn’t know if I would ever serve on a church staff again, much less be the pastor. I was extremely burned out and beat up. But you loved me back into ministry, then allowed me to pastor during this interim. It has been a blessing to Judy and me to be back in the leadership role one more time. Now, we look forward to serving under Jason’s leadership and expect to see some amazing things happen. It is my belief that our best days truly are ahead of us. Let’s work together to make that become reality.