Wednesday, March 18, 2009

It's been a great year!

It's been a long time since I've posted to this blog! There is a good reason! I've been busy starting a new adventure in North Carolina. Our family moved here a year ago and my husband is the family minister for Concord Christian Church (and doing a fabulous job, by the way!). My new adventure has been starting a new organization for churches and nonprofits called Backyard Impact. Tricia Richardson (former Communty Involvement Director at LifeBridge) moved to South Carolina about 1 year before we moved to NC. We aligned our heads and hearts and believe God's purpose for us is to continue advancing externally focused ministry.

We have led a number of church teams in 2008 and 2009 through strategic learning and planning for equipping volunteers and externally focused ministry. Here's who we've worked with so far:

  • First Baptist Church Concord, Knoxville, TN
  • First Presbyterian Church, Fort Collins, CO
  • Westminister Pres. Church, Rock Hill, SC
  • Concord Christian Church, Concord, NC
  • North East Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC
  • Gastonia Faith Network, Gastonia, NC
  • Perimeter Church, Atlanta, GA
  • Faith Promise Church, Knoxville, TN
  • St. Andrews Evangelical Church, Columbia, SC
  • North Trenholm Baptist Church, Columbia, SC
  • Christian Fellowship Church, Ashburn, VA
  • Charity Tracker & Simon Solutions, Florence, AL (REALLY Cool tools! Check them out! http://www.charitytracker.com/ )
It's been a phenominal journey this far. We've coached churches alongside Dr. Eric Swanson, Dr. Don Simmons, Dr. Chris Hardy and Keith Young. If you are interested in learing more about Backyard Impact's strategy sessions for your church team, check us out at http://www.backyardimpact.com/ or call me at 704-795-8631. God Bless!

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