A Vision for the Future:

I think one of the hardest things for me to hear from people who are going into the ministry, or have just joined the ministry is that when you get into church ministry, you go from working in teams (like you did in College) to working alone. In addition, one of my friends tells me that rather then being able to go out and cast his net into the waters to bring new people into the faith, he spends a lot of time jumping through hoops... 

I guess one thing that I see happening in the American Church is that pastors get caught up in fitting the profile of the ideal pastor. Namely, having to do 10 hours of Community Service like stuff... Being prominent and serving on some city school board or something like that, making sure the facilities are kept up, and all that. At the end of the day, it is just kinda wild that pastors spend their whole lives preparing to "do ministry" and perhaps they never really get the opportunity to do so when they have to "fit the profile". Don't get me wrong, everything they are doing is good stuff, but for some of us, who have the burning heart of an evangelist, we need to be out there. My suggestion is that at a church like the one I hope to kindle, pastors would only work part time at the church, and the rest of the time they would spend out in the community, either working or building the kingdom... Economically, I don't know how this will work out, either for the pastors or for the church, but it just seems like a healthy model for a team of evangelists, namely a team I would like to work with/for. 

Jon's Dream for a Church Plant!

This is the blueprint for the church that I hope to be a part of some day... in a lot of ways, I hesitate to call it a church. Instead, I'd prefer to think of it more as a place where people can come to get their ministry tools sharpened. I would hope that there would be all kinds of things going on in this space that would make it a community center for some, a church for some others, and a place for people to come to get filled for yet some more. The room would be versital enough that it could either have a stage in the middle, which would be like church in the round, or it could have the stage towards the front, so that it could be more of an auditorium...

I have tons of prayers for the place, I feel like there has been this huge epiphany in my life and I am getting this neat vision for the future of the church I am going to help start, but I guess this revelation is really just a work in progress.

Chapel is Looking for Speakers....

If you feel like God has put something on your heart to share with your classmates here at Chapel, please shoot one of the members of the Chapel leadership team an email and we will get you on the books...

God Bless,

Jon

Chapel Announces New Weekly Message...

New To Chapel, every Sunday members, or maybe just me, of the Chapel leadership team will be giving a short maybe 5 minute Sunday message for people. The videos will be published on Youtube, and will be available for anybody to access and use if they are interested. Most likely these messages will include a weekly challenge that emerges from scripture.... Stay tuned for more information, and check out the blog for the first video tonight!

Blessings,

JR

CHAPEL ON THE QUAD!!!

Tonight at 9pm, on the quad, by Kresge Gym, Chapel will be outdoors! Come out to hear an amazing message from Jeremy Covell, our sound man, and join the Fiske Christian House (across the street from Goodrich Chapel on the corner of Ingham and Cass) immediately after for a sweet ROOT-BEER KEGGER!!! Come by and enjoy refreshments, your Chapel buddies, other amazing people and fellowship. See you there!

BB

CHAPEL BEGINS!!!

Sorry everyone for the confusion of the first week starting at 7! This week we will be back to our regularly scheduled time... Wednesday nights at 9PM means Chapel. Last week, Dan brought the message talking about Having a Friend in Jesus... Be sure to listen in on the Podcast if you missed out...

See you Wednesday night!

JR

Meet the Chapel Team!

Christy Anderson is a Junior at Albion College from Fenton, Michigan... Not Flint. She studies English and Music Performance and sings in the Chapel Band.






William Andert is a Senior this year... YAY!!! He majors in Chemistry and plays the guitar. The man plays the Organ for the Methodist Church and is a pretty big deal. He plays guitar and sings in the Chapel Band.







Ben Bower is a Junior at Albion College. He plays the drums in the Chapel Band and loves Chapel!








Jeremy Covell is a Sophomore who helps out with Sound and Set up for Chapel... The man is a biology major with a Pre-Med Concentration.







Mallory Fellows is a Junior this year at Go Brits land. She rides a sweet horse named Blue in her spare time and loves taking care of the Earth, she is going to be singing for Chapel this year.






Tony Gorga is a Junior at Albion College that loves Political Science. Tony will be singing for Chapel this year and probably adding a bit of energy to worship services.






Dan Hart is a Senior at Albion College. Tear... He has come to Chapel since the first week he stepped foot in LBN. He leads worship and plays a mean guitar. He's majoring in Religous Studies and loves Dr. Ronney Mourad.






David Keyworth is a big deal in the Methodist Church. He is a Sophomore at Albion College, and is pretty cool!







Jon Reynolds is me... I am a Senior at Albion College which is pretty sad... I'm double majoring in Political Science and Philosophy with a minor in Religious studies. I love Chapel.




Ryan Stowe is a big deal... He is going to be helping out by making sure Chapel is informed and up to date with what is going on in the Christian community at Albion College.





Katy Van de Putte is a Senior this year that loves Chapel. She loves giving to others and writes our weekly Chapel email! Yay!







Kristi Weage is going to be running the powerpoint for Chapel this year. She is a sweet Junior who loves helping First Years!








Cori Weddell is our Pianist. She is an amazing musician who always smiles.

Dan Hart's "The Two of Us" Video