What’s Up Crossroads

Some Easter photos courtesy of Joe Oliver are posted on Crossroads Flickr site. Click here.

There is a small group of Crossroaders who are training for the Chicago Marathon. We have a page at:

http://www.mapmyrun.com/community/groups/329213350

People are welcome to join us. If your a runner or even if your not, we’d love to have you join us!

Pastor Milan and the Students team is praying for and would appreciate partnership in prayer for:

Small group leaders. In particular, we have positions open for a minimum of 14 adults who can adopt and embrace a specific small group of students for whom they can become a mentor and friend. We are praying for people who have a passion for helping young people get a vision for a life fully devoted to Christ. Highly relational adults who want to develop a small community of students who can sharpen one another through deep discussion, prayer, encouragement and accountability. We are looking for people who can love teens and pray for them and encourage them as they “do life together”.

Foyer Event Creative Team. We hope to be able to create some irresistible events where students can’t wait to invite their not-yet-believer friends. For this team, we have openings for people who are wildly creative, outgoing, spontaneous and fun - but also have a deep passion for reaching that student who is far from God with a compelling Gospel message. These types of events will be a huge turn-off if they are not done right. We are praying for God to provide about five to seven people who can work together to make it happen right.

Living Room Environment Coordinators. There are several trips/events throughout the year that are designed to get teens interacting as they explore the truths and wisdom of scripture and God’s calling on His people.There are about six openings for people gifted in the area of organization who can help us coordinate these events and make it possible for lots of teens to come together and take steps toward Christ after conversion.

For each of these three areas, we also have openings for people who can provide leadership to these teams. I know that leadership rises over time, but I am praying that God will begin bringing these people to our attention so we can begin building into them now.

So, we are praying and would appreciate prayer for God to begin to speak into these people a vision for reaching students. I am praying that they will develop a hunger and when the time is right, God will open the doors of communication so we can meet and begin the assimilation process.

I do want to give praise to God for answering our prayers last time. As I wrote before, after the first time I posted, God has revealed five new leaders. We are in the process of getting them involved now. That is awesome progress, but we have so far to go.  For more information on any of this contact Milan @ 517.266.1919 or milan@ilovemychurch.

Crossroader Starla Fick is looking for women who may be interested in attending a Women of Faith conference in Cleveland, Ohio on July 18 and 19, 2008. For details contact her at lewisfick@yahoo.com. For details on Women of Faith  or the conference check out their website here.

If you missed the fun tonight at the egg stuffing, check out Crossroads Flickr Site. Click here

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Ever wonder how the candy gets into the egg? Want to change a life? Today, Sunday, March 16, beginning at 3:00 p.m. in the Grand Lobby, Crossroaders will stuff 66,000 eggs with candy and prizes for the Nighttime Flashlight Egg Hunt today beginning at 3 p.m. in the Grand Lobby. Come, bring your family and friends for a fun afternoon of hanging around with friends, laughing, and stuffing eggs.

A viewing of the movie “The Passion Of The Christ”.A time of prayer for Easter. Here at the Christian Family Centre  Auditorium, Wednesday, March 19, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Parents: this movie contains mature subject matter. May not be appropriate for children under 12.

Just a reminder that this weekend Daylight Savings Time begins!  It’s three weeks early this year! So… don’t forget to SPRING your clocks FORWARD ONE HOUR on Saturday night, March 8! See you on Sunday!