Hey gang I just wanted to thank everyone again who helped me with the Golf Tournament . I could not have done it without you. Thanks for coming to the meetings for the last two months. It all payed off in the end. I was so proud of our team and all the hard work that was put into it. You all are the best and it is a privilege to walk with you. I hope everyone had a great weekend. Thanks again

                                                                                                               Pastor Joey

So I have braved the doors of three of Disney’s Theme Parks this week with my wife my two year old and my five year old. To say that I have walked 100 miles would probably be an understatement. We went to the Magic Kingdom yesterday which started out with breakfast with Mickey At 7 am and then we stayed in the park until the fireworks were over at 930pm. It was a long day. We made it a mission to see every character Disney has and get there autograph in one day. We were successful. Oh did I mention it was close to 90. It was still a blast we have enjoyed ourselves. It has allowed me to take time and enjoy my children and my wife. If you have been in the daily grind take a step back sometime and look watch and experience your family. It sounds like something that we all do but is it really. I encourage you if you are reading this. Slow down and spend time with your family.

                                                                                               Love You All

                                                                                               Pastor Joey

Hey gang I am in Chicago at a Student Ministry Conference and I heard three speakers today and they were talking about everything that our Church is currently heading toward. It is so awesome that the focus of the church is turning toward the less fortunate and the oppressed people in America. I am excited after hearing the speakers really confirm what I already knew was the right direction that the local church as a whole needed to look at. God is using The Gathering to birth something that is very unusual and is making an impact. If you are new to the church get ready for the ride of a lifetime. God is working in our area and has sovereignly chosen us to be a vehicle for His work. Get ready church because God is moving Forward!!

                                                                                                                              On a Mission

                                                                                                                               Pastor Joey

Hey gang I am excited about some new opportunities that are coming up for our students. We have two new leaders who have come on board and they are gifted in the area of expressive dance and we are now starting to ask students to get involved in this area. I believe this can be an awesome tool in our services. This is another aspect of ministry that I believe can take us to another level . God is so good and he knows what he is doing. You all pray that he would bring wisdom and more great leaders to this ministry. Get ready gang the students are coming. We have to armor up and get ready to go to war because the enemy hates it. Continue to pray for Unity in our ministry and that God would protect us. I love you all.

                                                                                                          Pastor Joey

I was so proud of our team this weekend. The Senior High Praise and Worship band was great. My hats off to Eric Eddy, Chris Dorsten, Amanda Akers and Deandra Rademacher. They have done a tremendous job with them in a very short time. I am so proud of Brennon Carpenter Jordan Mitchell Daniel Frith and Elijah Newman. You all have come together and done an awesome job. I want to thank everyone for their prayers for me. I felt everyone of them while I was speaking. My biggest prayer was that noone would see me but instead would see Jesus in me and they would hear the Holy Spirit. I believe that he spoke to many and again thank you to everyone who prayed for me during the services. Five services are not easy and I see why Pastor Gene has to take time off. When you bare your soul five times it will drain you. Lets Finish Strong this year and watch God move Easter Weekend.

                                                                                               Love you all

                                                                                               Pastor Joey

Hey Gang I just want to remind everyone of the awesome weekend that is ahead of us. If you have not been a part of the outreach in our church I would say that you are in for one of the biggest blessings ever. It is a privilege to give back to this community. We truly get to be the hands and feet of Christ and do real ministry. The less fortunate are so close to Gods heart and there are eternal rewards for serving them and loving them like Jesus. Get ready and come with an Attitude of Gratitude and be a blessing to others.

                                                                                             On a Mission

                                                                                                   Joey

Well tonight we had our first Battle of the schools. I thought that it went pretty well. This is something that we can do on a much grander scale and can learn from. I was very proud of my team. They pulled off a very quality service that was probably one of the best that we have done. Lives were rocked and I believe that some will never be the same. I want to say thank you to the whole team. You all are the greatest and I could not do it without you. I am looking forward to what God is going to do with us this year. It is already very evident that he is preparing us for something very Big and in the same right different. I believe we have something unique that God is birthing right in the middle of the Senior High Ministry. To God be all the Glory and the Honor. Lord do what you will with us. I pray this is your prayer for the ministry. Tell every student that you see that there is something different going on at The Gathering. Its not me or anything I am doing I promise , but how God is sovereignly choosing to bless us. Lets go out hunting gang. I believe we have the team to do it. Its Time Lets go to war. I love you all and would stand in the fox hole any day beside you.

                                                                                                            On a Mission

                                                                                                               Joey

Hey Gang Last night we had a blast at our first scavenger hunt. We took our students out into the county and they had to go find the senior high leaders who were at predetermined positions. They had clues on were to go and then once they found that leader they were given a mission to carry out. The students had a blast and I think the leaders enjoyed it just as much. Hey look for another Scavenger Hunt in the near future.

                                                                                                                         Pastor Joey

I was a part of a meeting today that I had chance to truly see God work in an instant.  You can talk about God working you hear about God working, but when you see Him work in a split second it does something in your soul that makes you smile. Today I just have to smile and praise God. I cannot go into all the detail of the meeting because of time sensitive subjects, but it  reassures me every time that I wonder if I am in the right place for such a time as this when God decides to show off. I love it when he does that because it builds my faith and strengthens me to know that I am not in control of anything and he can do what he wants. So just to let you know were I am at tonight. I just want to praise Him. Do you all ever take time just to praise Him ? I need to do that more. I need to learn to enjoy my salvation more and enjoy being a child of the King.

                                                                                                               On a Mission

                                                                                                                 Pastor Joey