Friends of Shalom, Freshly Painted Sanctuary As I was re-reading my journal over the last month, I came across this sentence, "Things are going well, but there's a lot to do!" I think that describes this season we are in. As we're moving from what's felt like an experiment that may or may not work to a church community getting planted I'm seeing the needs for more organization and development. Included in the work is also good old fashioned pastoral ministry. There are many opportunities for me to meet with folks one on one as they are growing in their faith or navigating difficult circumstances. I've had several of these kinds of meetings lately. Updates: Everyone has been enjoying our newly painted sanctuary. We were able to partner with the school that owns the church on this project to get this done! This Friday I'm meeting with 3 other couples and we are preparing to launch "Table Groups" in March. These are basically monthly dinner...