I just got this email this morning…
Dear brother Doug,
Greetings from the metroplex! My parents are very elderly, and remembering special, happy days in their lives. One of the MOST SPECIAL was that our family got to be part of the founding of Fannin Terrace. The first meeting of the Fannin Terrace Baptist mission was on 2/28/1960.
My parents want to come for the 50th anniversary of that day (which is on a Sunday this year, too). I wanted you to be aware of the date, even if you were not planning to have any special recognition. If their health holds, and the weather holds, (my brother will fly us out that morning in a small plane - much simpler for old folks than commercial airports), we will see you then!
All the Glory to the Lord!
That is an incredible email. One of this couple’s greatest memories is that they were a part of the founding of Fannin Terrace. I would hope that the joy this family had in starting this Church so many years ago, would be the same joy we experience as we continue God’s work today at Fannin Terrace.
An email newsletter is sent to me each week. The most recent edition contained the following article. Reflect on your role as a leader and honestly evaluate yourself…
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[View][Post Comment]Date: 2010-01-11 09:08:19 Title: Where will we be 20 years from now?
Stephen Gray, author of the book Legacy Churches, writes…
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[View][Post Comment]Date: 2009-09-21 08:20:52 Title: Who wants to be Millionaire?
Here is another one of those emails telling me someone wants to send me a truckload of money. Do you ever get these? I receive about one a week. They used to be more frequent. I am glad they have ...
[View][Post Comment]Date: 2009-08-30 18:16:16 Title: Details on the Mission trip to Moldova
Last week I mentioned our mission trip. Let me fill you in on a few details of what we did on the trip. We focused on four specific ministries while we were there. We started on Tuesday morning whe...
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[View][Post Comment]Date: 2009-07-13 17:04:17 Title: So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore
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[View][Post Comment]Date: 2009-04-28 10:41:50 Title: The Future Multipurpose Facility
Sunday night, 4/26/09, we had a Church wide meeting about a proposed multipurpose facility. Here is an email that was sent out in response to that meeting.
> The meeting tonight went very well...
Jesus said, “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your s...
[View][Post Comment]Date: 2009-04-13 13:55:59 Title: Thought from Craig Groeschel
Craig Groeschel wrote the following…I think it is a good thing to read:
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[View][Post Comment]Date: 2009-03-26 09:09:52 Title: Mission work in our own backyard!
Listen to these statistics:
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F...
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This is a picture of Doug's dream house.