Hello everyone!
I am writing today to ask all of you to keep Christina and myself in your prayers over the next week. We are beginning to sense where God is calling us next in life and in ministry. I am asking that you remember us daily as we will be attending a Church Planters Assessment beginning tomorrow (Sept 21) and ending Thursday (Sept. 24). During these days Christina and I both will be looked at to determine if we would be suitable church planters or if our place in the church is at an existing church. We are thankful for the opportunity provided to us by the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA for short) as they are taking us through this assessment process in hopes that we would be able to plant a church for glory of Jesus. Let me give you as much information as I know so that you all will know what to pray for as we are at Beulah Beach camp and retreat center over the next 4 days.
Sunday (Sept. 20) – Arrival and check in to rooms
Monday (Sept 21) – Registration at 10:30 am – Assessment begins at 11:00 am
Tuesday (Sept 22) – Assessment
Wednesday (Sept 23) – Assessment
Thursday (Sept 24) – Assessment ends at 11:00 am
Friday (Sept 25) – Amish Country to decompress and rejoice in what God has shown us
Saturday (26) – More resting and rejoicing
Sunday (Sept 27) – We don’t know yet
Monday (Sept 28) – Definitely on our way back home.
As you can see we don’t have a lot of knowledge of your daily schedule (but when do you really know your schedule in ministry anyway!?) I do know that the following things are going to be a part of our week because they have told us to be prepared for:
1) a ten minute message to our congregation on its first sunday
2) a ten minute presentation of our ministry philosophy
3) question and answer time for both christina and myself
4) a small presentation about my calling to ministry
As I have been thinking and praying about this coming week all I keep thinking about is having a great time meeting people and being ourselves. Please pray that we would not put on a “good appearance” but that we would continue to be real, relaxed and just Clint and Christina. It will not do us or any one else at the assessment any good if we are fake. Please ask the Holy Spirit to help us show the assessment center folks that we want to serve Jesus in whatever capacity He has and we are trying to figure out what He has in store. We are very excited to be a part of this weekend. I already feel like we are on the edge of something really cool! I cannot wait to start!
I want to lastly say that all of you mean so very much to Christina and me. Thank you for your prayers for us this week. I don’t know if I or Christina will have any time to post anything online or the internet access that we will have but I would very much like to take all of you on the journey! Please check clintbieri.com daily. If we can we will put tweets and blog posts about the events of the week on the site. All of our contact info is below if you would like to take the time to encourage us! Thanks for wrestling for us in prayer this week like Epaphras in Colossians 4:12 and thank you for helping us put Jesus in 1st place in everything like Colossians 1:18 talks about!
All Our Love,
Clint and Christina
