I've been trying to touch base with several leaders in the Christian community to introduce myself. I went back and forth on how to do it - email, letter or in person - and decided that a personal introduction over coffee or lunch would be the best way to take a first step in developing friendships and relationships with other folks who are already doing ministry in Culpeper.
It's been wonderful meeting the folks I've already had a chance to see. I've met and spent time with leaders from five different churches in the community and have several more meetings lined up over the next week or so. It's great to see that there is an attitude focused on growing the Kingdom instead of territorialism. I was really concerned about that coming to Culpeper.
It's important to me, as the new guy on the block, to meet other Christian leaders and develop friendships so we can prayerfully support one another and encourage one another. We all experience those peaks and valleys when we're entrenched in ministry; so it's good to have brothers and sisters we can rely on for support and encouragement.
After all, we're all in this together - aren't we?
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