From the Pugh - July 2016 Newsletter

As you know Bethlehem has an exciting time before her as we have the opportunity through prayer and discernment to plan the mission and ministry for the next five years. Included in this newsletter and again in the mid-year giving statements is a congregational survey designed to create a road map for the congregation’s mission and ministry. It will show where we have been and will identify the direction we hope to pursue in the future.

It enables the congregation to:

·     claim ownership of the mission of the congregation.

·     review the congregation’s life and mission as the Church, the Body of Christ.

·     arrive at a current understanding of the mission of the congregation.

·     evaluate the congregation’s present strengths.

·     identify specific areas where the congregation needs to strengthen or change its ministry.

·     discuss the congregation’s challenges and opportunities in the next 5 years.

·     specify resources necessary to fulfill the mission of the congregation, especially mission tasks in the parish community.

Please take the time to fill out this survey and return it to the church office by the end of July, 2016. We really want your participation in this process and to hear your voice.  This is your opportunity to let us know your opinion.

This is an exciting time to be part of Bethlehem Lutheran Church on the corner of 32^nd Street and McDowell in Mesa, AZ.