Meet the Team

Full Name: Brian Allen Johnson

Ministry Area or Position: Building 2-52 Team member and Head of Technology

Family Members: Wife Amy and daughter Brianna

Favorite Food: Anything sweet

Favorite Bible Verse or story: Romans 8:28

Favorite TV show or movie: Titan Football games

Favorite Music: Jeremy Camp, Mercy Me, Casting Crowns

Something special the Lord has done in your life: Kept me alcohol and drug free my whole life

What's Your Talent?: Friendly to others and creativity. (Pastor Lori says, "Brian is our big lovable goof ball!")

Daddy Date Night

Announcing Daddy Date Night, Friday February 5 @ 6 PM. Dad's opportunity to bring his daughter(s) ages 3 yrs. - 18 yrs. old for a dress up evening of dinner, games and date pictures! Take some time to show our girls how they should expect to be treated by Godly men. Tickets are $12 per couple. Union City First Assembly of God. Extra dads available for those who need to borrow one! Don't forget to order the corsage!

Meet the Team

Full Name: Melissa Gaye Lane (Missy)

Ministry Area: Building 2-52 leader

Family Members: Husband Tony, Daughters Alyssa Nicole, Hannah Brooke, and Emmaline Shay Morgan

Favorite Food: Spaghetti

Favorite Bible Verse or Story: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Favorite TV Show or Movie: Grease and Golden Girls

Favorite Music: Christian, K-Love

Something Special the Lord has done in your life: Healed me from a bad car wreck and healed some breast lumps

What's Your Talent? Singing (and Pastor Lori adds anointed in prayer)

The Prayer of Jabez Part 4

This weekend raps up our series on the Prayer of Jabez. We will focus on "that you would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain." We will also include the last powerful sentence of the prayer...So God granted him what he requested. Sometimes we forget that part. God is faithful and His Word is true.

Some of the kids have already started quoting the whole 1 Chronicles 4:10 passage. Yes...we are giving them a big incentive but it's so cool to hear a 1st grader quote that whole verse and see their face as they speak it for themselves. They are making it their prayer, not just Jabez's. That's the most important victory.

We are including the story of Joseph. Who better to be an example of how he didn't give in to temptation and cause more pain when many of us would have justified a poor response to being treated as Joseph was?

Meet the Team

Got this idea from another children's pastor friend of mine and thought it would be cool to do with our team at Union City First Assembly of God!

Full Name: Amy Dawn Johnson

Ministry Area or position: Big Event Coordinator and Building 2:52 leader

Family Members: Husband Brian and daughter Brianna

Favorite Food: Mexican

Favorite Bible verse or story: Ephesians 6:10-18

Favorite TV Show or movie: Anything on Food Network or HGTV

Favorite Music: Kutless, Casting Crowns

Something special the Lord has done in your life: Healed the function of my heart

What's Your Talent?: talking and planning events

Pray of Jabez Continues

This Sunday in Building 2-52...Part 3 in the Prayer of Jabez series, "that your hand would be with me" and the amazing story of Daniel. Daniel was indeed a man who like Jabez had been blessed by God and his territory mightily increased. He is a perfect example of how God's hand was with him. Love to preach from Daniel!

I challenged the kids to learn the Prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:10. This past Sunday, I rocked my team's world by telling the kids not only would they receive 3000 points towards the Redemption Center store if they could say the whole passage BUT if they challenged a Building 2-52 team member to say it and they couldn't that the kid would receive an additional 3000 points! Hey, if a 1st grader can learn it, why can't the leadership? I'm just sayin'!

Great Event!

Mom's Scrapbooking and Kid's Mega Fun Day Event! Saturday, January 16 at 9 AM - 12 PM. Mom's how about 3 kid-free hours of scrapbooking? Your kids ages 2 mths thru 11 yrs. old will enjoy their own crafts, games, stories and snacks. Bring all your supplies and those holiday pics. Coffee, goodies and DOOR PRIZES for the ladies! All at Union City First Assembly 1810 Pleasant Valley Ave.

Am I Leaky?

If I'm not leaky...I sure want to be! Let me clarify before someone thinks I need new personal garments. I am a children's pastor. I have many people who serve with me in the five areas of ministry that I am responsible for at Union City First Assembly of God: a nursery team, a preschool team, a discipleship team, a Building 2-52 team and a bus ministry team. Each one should know my heart and vision for the kid's of our church and city. I should leak vision. When team members see me in the hall at church or even at Wal-Mart, they should automatically think, "Pastor Lori wants to build kids to know Christ and show Christ." If they have the opportunity to invite someone to church they should be able to express to that person our goal in serving kids. I have determined in my heart that in 2010 I will take more time and care to share the vision. I will not apologize for passionately talking to people about "my kids" when I think I'm taking too much of their time. I will write it, speak it, pray it, until I don't think I can say it again. The only way the vision will be a driving force is if it's put out there continually. When God stirs my heart there should be a ripple effect. I want to be leaky!