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| :: This week in worship |
| :: Graduation Weekend |
| :: Missions "Mother's Day" Flower Sale |
| :: Pizza with the Pastors |
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Welcome to the INBOX!
This week, discover opportunities to support mission, honor graduates and learn more about Ginghamsburg. Also enjoy a great night of music at the Offerings of Praise Concert, this Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. in the Main Worship Area. Read on to plan your week...
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Worship This Week
personal integrity
 Healthy eating and exercise matter but can't prevent the second-hand pollutants that cause disease and distress. This world's moral and mental pollutants are just as dangerous! Yet, James calls us to lead unpolluted lives--healthy food for the mind, sobriety for the soul, and the focus on sacrificial service that fulfills God's purpose. Join us in worship for A FAITH THAT WORKS: personal integrity. Missed a message? Watch online, or pick up a message DVD for $5 or CD for $2 in the bookstore. |
Graduation Weekend
Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18
 Join us at one of the weekend worship celebrations on May 17 or 18 at the Main Campus as we honor those who have graduated from high school or college this year. A special message and gift are in store for each graduate, so mark that weekend on the calendar and invite your family and friends to attend. No pre-registration is necessary.
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Missions "Mother's Day" Flower Sale
This weekend May 10 & 11
 This weekend in the tent, several varieties of flowers will be available for purchase, and all proceeds benefit Ginghamsburg Adult Missions. Choose from geraniums, hanging baskets or ferns and mixed pots. Show the special mother(s) in your life just how much she means to you, or get a head start on your spring planting. You'll be supporting a great ministry! Also, consider going on a mission trip in 2008. View the adult missions brochure online or stop by the Main Campus Welcome Center. |
Pizza with the Pastors
May 17 & 18
 New to Ginghamsburg or know someone who is? Join us for Pizza with the Pastors! Hear the miracle of Ginghamsburg Church, learn how to get connected and find answers to all of your questions. Two options available: Saturday, May 17 @ 6:15 p.m. or Sunday, May 18 @ 12:45 p.m. in Main Campus 117. No RSVP required, and children are welcome.
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SPECIAL WEEKEND WITH MIKE BOWIE!
Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1 @ all Main Campus Celebrations
On Friday, April 25, Pastor Mike Bowie sadly informed Pastor Mike Slaughter
that his full recovery will take many more months than originally anticipated.
After much prayer, he and wife Jeannette made the decision that they should
return to Houston, Texas in early June to continue Mike's recovery surrounded
by their extended families and lifelong friends. We mourn Pastor Bowie's
departure and also celebrate the incredible God-impact he and the Bowie family
have made on our Ginghamsburg faith-community. Be sure to join us in weekend
worship on May 31 or June 1, as Pastor Bowie takes the platform with Pastor
Slaughter to celebrate the past, embrace the present and pray for the future.
At our South Campus venues, enjoy this time with Mike and Mike via video. We will also share that weekend about a special way the Ginghamsburg Church community can come around the
Bowies at this time of transition.
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Read Mike's Latest Blog - Was Jesus Political?
 Politics shape societies, and faith impacts politics. You cannot separate the two. The Roman government saw Jesus' movement as a threat to the "Pax Romana" or the political order of the day. Jesus' message of peace through an alternative means to military might and his focus on the rights of the poor threatened a system that controlled the empire by military force and had a clearly defined social pecking order that oppressed the poor, accepted slavery as the norm and persecuted the alien. The title of "Lord" that he encouraged among his disciples was a title of authority reserved for a political appointee like a judge or ultimately reserved for the office of Caesar, who represented the supreme-highest authority. His affirmation that he was in fact the King of the Jews to the Roman official Pilate placed him in the perceived position of a rebel leader (like the Maccabees of an earlier time who led a revolt and gained Jewish freedom from Rome for a brief period). Jesus' statement that "his kingdom was not of this world" did not mean that it didn't have political consequence but that it was based in radically different values.....to read Mike's blog in full, visit www.mikeslaughter.com/blog.
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The INBOX is proud to present -
 3 Cool Ways to Serve in Adult Discipleship @ Ginghamsburg!
- Use your musical skills to bless the people of Jamaica! Tour local churches, schools and public areas to serve Christ through music. Pick up an adult missions brochure at the Main Campus Welcome Center.
- Serve at Monday Night Worship! This intimate venue meets each Monday night at 7 p.m. at the South Campus ARK and offers powerful community prayer and mission trip commissioning. To learn more, contact Matt at mmcneece@ginghamsburg.org.
- Join the Extreme Makeover team! The next Hurricane Relief mission trip is June 1-7, and we need you! The cost of $275 covers travel by van, lodging, meals and project costs. Ginghamsburg has already sent 25 teams to New Orleans, and our work isn't done yet! To sign up, grab an adult missions brochure from the Main Campus Welcome Center.
Ginghamsburg offers more than 280 ways to serve across all ages. Visit the servant catalog at www.ginghamsburg.org/serve.
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