Contrary to popular American individualistic belief, no person can survive and thrive without the healthy influence of others encouraging and shaping us.  "Widen the Circle" is our new, three-week series which will explore friendship and mentoring.  The Bible has a lot to say to us about the wisdom of widening the circle of our life to include helpful friends, and how to do it successfully. 

Hope in a House of Blues: Lamentations is coming Sunday, October 11.  Check out our two national-level blues artists who will bookend the series at www.hopeinahouseofblues.com.
 
Thank you for the widespread affirmation of the decision to switch our Worship times to 8:00, 9:30 & 11am beginning September 27.  Based upon early registration, If you have children under the age of 12, it will serve others and the mission of our church if you can choose either the 8am or 11am service in which to regularly worship.

Your fan,
Mike Moses
purplepastor.org

"More and better followers of Jesus," that's our mission. This time change creates the potential for us to reach up to 450 'more' people with the grace of Christ on a Sunday morning in our current 3.5 year old facility. Thank you for moving with us to be even better stewards of the place and people God has given us.  Read more about the time change.

Student Fall Xcape:  IGNITE!   Register by Sunday, September 20!
September 25-27 at Camp Lurecrest
With Greg TeSelle, our new Student Ministry Director. Worship led by Gil Gatch (of the band fleur.de.vie).  Separate tracks for middle school and high school. 

Studio 252 - Friday, October 2
7 - 7:45pm in the LFC Worship Center.  A monthly family experience!
Studio 252 is where kids and parents learn together about God's Big Ideas! It is a monthly, 45-minute, fun, interactive, multi-media shared experience designed for families.



Hope in a House of Blues starts Sunday, October 11 with soul-stirring rocker, Mike Farris!
Three times:  8am, 9:30am, 11am

Join a Community Group - Now is the best time to jump into a community group as groups are starting back up.  There are many groups eager to welcome you.  To find out about these groups and to connect with a community, contact Mitch, mwhite@lakeforest.org.


"Hope for Hurting Business Owners"
As a way to care for many in our body, we want to recommend an existing resource in our area for business owners affected by the economy.  The Charlotte Christian Chamber will offer a series of quarterly seminars to help small-to-medium-size business owners struggling with unwanted layoffs, slumping sales and ever-restricting budgets. Starts September 24.

For the first time ever, Lake Forest is sending a mission team to India. We would love for you to actively send these 10 missionaries through gifts of prayer and finances (write "Mission Trip" in check's memo line). They leave October 3 and will spend 2 weeks caring for orphans and the sick in rural villages near Kalimpong. Visit the Missio Dei blog to learn more about the team and each missionary.
 
We will partner in India with long-time friend of LFC: Pastor Nandu Gurung. Pastor Nandu led the first church LFC ever planted and he continues to plant churches in rural India, educate their pastors, and run an orphanage. Learn more about his ministry on the Missio Dei display in the lobby.

 

  
Mike Moses, our Lead Pastor, has been appointed to the Board of Advisors for Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte.  As a church, we hope to benefit from partnership with this seminary in three areas: theological education for our Ministry Partners and aspiring ministry professionals, internships on our staff, and church planting.  You can learn about the seminary at www.gcts.edu

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