At the All Church Strategy Meeting last Sunday Night (which lasted until approximately 11:00 pm) we experienced many important moments, including the two represented in photos below.

Here the elders lay hands on Weyland and Katie Leach, who, with their children Lily and Ezekiel, will be "restarting" Hayden Heights Baptist Church in St. Paul as a TCT church network congregation.

May 2013 Family Discipleship Newsletter.pdf

Jesus is Worth Everything
by Marlene Johnson, Downtown Campus Member, Adventure Girls Club Leader

How much is Jesus worth to you? Everything? If Jesus is worth everything to you, will you come aboard and enlist as a volunteer to serve this next generation of youth?

As always, we encourage members to come to the All-Church Quarterly Strategy Meeting this Sunday, April 28 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm at the Downtown Campus.

Two agenda highlights are:

1. Update on Hayden Heights Baptist Church Restart (TCT Church Plant)
2. Antioch Moment Relational Update (from Peacemakers' representative, Paul Cornwell)

Please pray for our time together. We hope you can come!

The 2013 Women's Ministry Spring Conference is Friday and Saturday, April 26/27. Here are a few last minute reminders:

Men and youth needed; skilled or unskilled laborers:

Bethlehem Baptist Church is putting together work teams to help with various projects at Trout Lake Camps (north of Brainerd). Possible project dates:

• May 31–June 2

• September 27–29

• November 2–3 or 9–10

At the Racial Harmony Round Table recently, Rev. Dr. John Mayer reported that the Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) translates medical services into 216 languages. The nations, peoples, tribes, and tongues have come here. We have a global gospel opportunity without even getting on an airplane.

By the way, on a related note, Mayer also reported that the Twin Cities have more Hmong gangs than Hmong churches.

That Tom Lehn chaired the committee that put together the Celebration of Thanksgiving for Pastor John Piper held for thousands of people at the facilities of Grace Church in Eden Prairie Sunday night.

Joe & Julie Kreckelberg have taught the budget portion of Bethlehem’s Pre-Marriage class for as long as I have been on staff here (1997). More than teaching the class, they have met with individual families and couples to work on monetary matters, contentment issues, principles of frugality & generosity, and self-discipline aimed at helping people glorify God by living within the means he has supplied. Joe is also a profound help to the Helping Hand committee that assists Bethlehem folks in financial crisis.

Pastor John has said that the Maundy Thursday service is perhaps the most beautiful of the church year. Consider attending this "service of darkness" at your campus at 7:45pm.

Since there is only one service per location, be sure to come early, park far, and sit close.

Last call! This Sunday, March 17, from 12:30–1:30pm in the South Auditorium, Bethlehem's Leadership Trio will host another Q & A forum.