Getting Started in the North Central Region

CLIFF CHRISTENSEN, NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL PASTOR

Dear Friends,

I am now a little over a month into my new position as North Central Regional Pastor of the CCCC.  I am loving it, and am very glad for this opportunity to serve the Conference in this way.  So far I have participated in two meetings of the Conference Care Committee and a meeting of our regional Church Planting Committee,  I have also visited about a dozen of our credentialed members and about a half dozen of our member churches.  I believe, by God’s grace, that it has already begun to strengthen some ties to the Conference.  After recently speaking on prayer at a member church, a lady approached me, without my having made an appeal, about becoming a Conference intercessor.  My job description says I am to “recruit intercessors.”  She is now the first on my list, but she was recruited by God, not by me.
The main purpose of this letter is to say thank you to all of you who have given towards the support of this position.  As you know, this is a voluntary position, but the Board has estimated that it will require about $12,000 for expenses.  Almost half of that money has already come in.  Thank you so much.  We are confident that as God leads, the balance will come in as needed.  Our God supplies our needs!

Carol is an important part of this ministry, and it’s always great to have her by my side.  We hope to see many of you at the Annual Gathering this summer in Carlsbad.  I’m sure I’ll have much more to share with you in my report.

May the Lord richly bless you, and thanks again for your financial and prayer support.