CLOVIS LEADERS

KAIROS MOMENT

Pastor Randy’s message this weekend was awesome. How about INCREDIBLE!  30 days!!  Everything can change in 30 days!  This word was for each and every one of us.  What have you determined to see change in 30 days? Whatever it is that you are in faith for to see God change… keep striking.  Don’t just tap at them… strike with all you got!  Stand on the word that was given, believe, and release your faith to see the change in 30 days. 

LET’S GET PEOPLE CONNECTED

Do you know the ways to connect people to the life of the church? Here are the things that you can point them to:

·      CELEBRATION EXPOSED- Once a month, following our Sunday morning service, the staff hosts a free lunch for people that are new to Celebration. As they sit, relax, and build relationships, they’ll get the opportunity to hear what Celebration is all about and what we have to offer.

·      STARTING POINT- Come and discover how to practically develop your relationship with Christ.  This class will provide anyone that comes with resources, you have time to ask questions, meet the some of the staff, and enjoy some food while you’re there. This class is HIGHLY encouraged for everyone, volunteers included!

·      WATER BAPTISM- Water Baptism is the next step of obedience after receiving Christ into your life. Throughout the year, we offer everyone the opportunity to take part in this life-changing moment. Instruction on what Baptism is, and how it affects you takes place prior to being baptized.

·      VOLUNTEERING- You should be an expert on this one! Share with others what God has been doing in your life as a result of serving and point people to our Interest Card. We’ll take care of them from there!

CHRISTMAS

Like or not, Christmas is in the air!  We want you to join us as we prep for this exciting, fun, joyful time because it really is one of the best times of year.  Let’s do this season united.  Join us in helping make this Christmas the best one yet!

Here is a sneak preview…

·      WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 21 &  22:  This is the weekend our Christmas production will take place.  Stay tuned for specific times.

·      CHILDREN- We need your help!  This year our kids have the opportunity to participate in our Christmas program! You can find a flyer with all practice times as well as the signup sheet at the Connection Point.

·      DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A HANDYMAN?  If that is you, we really could use your help. We need assistance in prop building for the production.  Please look to the connection point for more information.

·      ANY COSTUME DESIGNERS?  If you are blessed with expertise in this trade we would love for you to get involved in our production as well. Costume designers are essential in making this production top notch.  Head to the connection point for more information.

·      CHRISTMAS OUTREACH: Celebration is committed to serving the people in our community.  Thank you for helping us make that vision possible. We are excited to reach the hurting in our community and help them have a wonderful Christmas season. Stay tuned for all the details surrounding our Christmas Outreach.

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

TAMMY HERNANDEZ

Tammy Hernandez is doing an AMAZING job in the KIC classroom, and is passionate about taking care of the Celebration kids. She is always willing to serve whenever needed. Serving has brought her closer to God she plays a huge role in the KIC Team. Thank you Tammy for all you do and your commitment to seeing our campus flourish! We love you!  

IT'S OUR TIME!

                         DON'T LET THIS MOMENT PASS YOU BY

We often hear that "The opportunity of a lifetime can only be seized within the lifetime of the opportunity." Well here we are- right smack in the middle of one of those moments! If you were here this weekend you heard Pastor release a right now word for the people of Celebration. As he was away seeking God, God spoke to Him that we are in a "Kairos Moment"; a moment where God steps into our now and everything has the potential to change. God is ready to breakthrough in our lives in a BIG way and we don't want anyone to miss out! In order to participate in this moment we have to seek God and make the necessary adjustments in our lives that will position us to release faith like never before! No matter what you need God to do in your life, He is able and He is ready to do it! Our part is FAITH!! We have to believe that nothing is too hard for God and that no matter what it looks like He is able and He is faithful! 

As we go in to this weekend we encourage you to stir yourself up and come with great expectation that something good is about to happen!! We have made it to this moment and we are going to step into every good thing God has for us as we move forward! This is our KAIROS moment, now is the time, and FORWARD is the answer!

Do not miss this weekend! Drag yourself and your family if you need to and don't let anything stop you from getting what God has just for you this weekend!


LET'S BUILD!

As leaders we should always have increase on our minds! Ok, I know what your thinking, "Yup I could always use some mo-money!!" But thats not the kind of increase I'm talking about. When God thinks of increase the first thing on His mind is PEOPLE. Increasing His kingdom is at the top of His priority list and it should be at the top of ours as well! Here are two ways we can help God build:

1. INVITE. When we invite people to church we give them the opportunity to experience the presence of God that can change their lives forever! 

It is our responsibility as believers to share what we with the people around us that need it the most. And trust me they are all around us, at the store, at your job, at school, in your family, your friends, neighbors etc. 

Let's step outside of "our own little world" and commit to inviting people to church!!

2. RECRUIT. When we talk about recruiting in church it is not about building our team it is about building people! Think about your life before you started volunteering.

Most likely, you didn't know nearly as many people at church, you probably didn't have the godly relationships you do now, and I'm sure you didn't feel like part of a family like you do now! There are so many people who come each week who are missing out on the fulfilled life God has planned for us through community. It is your job to find them and help get them connected!! 

Each weekend make it a point to personally talk to someone about getting plugged in, tell them what it's done for you and then hand them an interest card :) 

They'll be a part of the fam in no time!




December God Encounter 

Special God Encounter in December with two speakers you will not want to miss, mark your calendars!!





                         VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

KATHY KHAN!

Kathy is an amazing, loving leader on the Clovis Campus. She wears lots of different hats and does an outstanding job at everything she sets out to do. She is a part of the Worship Team where she sings and shares her passion for worship, and she also helps as a part of the Connection Point team, extending warm welcomes to new faces and getting others connected to what's going on. Just recently, Kathy went over and above helping us execute our Halloween Bash, which had HUGE impact on thousands of people. The amazing props and design decor that made up our fun night we owe a huge thank you to Kathy and her hard work. 

"We couldn't of done it without her! Kathy was a huge contributor to the success of our Halloween Bash; what an amazing leader!" - Miguel Serrano 

Thank you Kathy! We love you!  

Clovis Leaders, You Are Amazing!

Together we hit a huge homerun at our Halloween Bash as we witnessed nearly 6,000 people come through our gates—that is awesome!!!!

On behalf of Pastor Randy and Cherie and the rest of the staff, we are truly thankful for your involvement, participation, and the investment you made to reach our city. From those that brought bags and bags of candy to those that helped facilitate the evening, our hats go off to you!

We are in great anticipation that as we sowed a seed into reaching our community that we will reap a harvest. So many faithful, committed individuals that attend our church now, are a result of past Halloween outreaches that we have had. We are expecting that the same will happen this year! It’s amazing how doing a simple thing like throwing a Halloween party and showing the love of Jesus can impact people for all of eternity—what an opportunity!

A WEEKEND OF FORWARD

If you have been a part of our services in last couple of months, you can FEEL the momentum building as every service approaches! God is breathing a fresh wind into this place as we congregate together, and as a staff we want to make sure that we apply some godly pressure for you to be there. Not to just fill a seat, but so that your life will be impacted and that as a person, you will fall more and more in love with your Creator. That’s what these services are designed to do!

This is a weekend of FORWARD- buckle your seatbelts, here we go!!!

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

 

RUDY CARREON

“Above and beyond” may be an understatement for our friend Rudy. This guy is awesome! Rudy is a part of our usher team and is a fantastic leader on our campus and on his team. Rudy and his family are here at any chance they get, and we are debating making them a living space here in Clovis--- just kiddin’.

But the thing that put Rudy over the top is his unwavering commitment. Rudy and Cassie welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world just last week and we are so happy for them! And the very next day Rudy showed up to help at the Men’s Workshop! He had committed to being a Men’s leader and he told me that he was sticking to that commitment! Here’s a text he sent me right after I text him that he didn’t have to come that night----

“God has been nothing but good to me and my family. The least I can do is share that with others.”

Thank you Rudy- we love you and are thankful for you!

CLOVIS IS MOVING FORWARD!

  

One of the BIGGEST outreaches that Celebration puts on is happening next week! Here’s how you can help make it a success:

1)  Prayer

We can have the most candy, the best attractions, and the most awesome attendance at this event, but if God doesn’t draw people in and move through us we are wasting our time! This is an event that can draw people into a relationship with God, please be in prayer with us that God will use this event to change lives!

2)  Invite

Families are looking for safe, fun Halloween events to participate in, grab some invite cards and let’s go to work!

Just a couple days ago I was able to invite a neighborhood family, who has a ton of kids. As I was walking away I could hear a couple of the little ones begging their mother, “Can we go? Can we go? They have bounce houses and candy!”

Who do you know that you can invite?

3)  Candy!

What would a Halloween Bash be without an incalculable amount of candy? Thank you to those that have brought bags in, we believe that is amazing seed to sow into children’s lives!

4)  Volunteer

There are lots of different ways that you can help out at the event and if we are going to see thousands of people come through, we definitely need all the help we can get! If you are planning on helping, PLEASE get signed up this weekend at the Outreach Table, this will help us tremendously next week as we prepare.

Thank you for participating in this amazing outreach! We are expecting a great turnout and are excited that you are getting involved.

One more thing....

Just make sure not to eat your kids candy. 

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

AARON BANKSTON

Aaron is a huge part of our 2sm Team! He’s involved in two of our 2sm cGroups, leads our set up team on Tuesday nights, as well as serving and connecting with students at our weekend services and at our lobby tables. He is always looking for a way to help out, and constantly goes above and beyond in everything he does. We so appreciate his heart to serve and reach out to the next generation! 

CLOVIS LEADERS

Welcome to the Clovis Blog

This is the place where you can become infused with vision and information to equip you as a leader in life and at our campus. Thank you for taking the time to do that!

WE ALL HAVE OUR PART

There are times throughout the month that the staff will go bombard local neighborhoods with invite cards; inviting anyone and everyone to our services. This is one of the most favorite things we do, but not every day is an “invite event”. Or is it?

It’s funny how our mindset can shift when we are in “church invite mode”. Every person has a giant target on their chest and we attack them like hungry lions and invite them to come. Then time passes. Whether it’s a couple hours or a few days, we slowly become like timid third graders asking their neighbor if they want to buy some cookie dough for a school fundraiser. 

Let’s make every day an invite day!

Wherever we are, let’s make the most of every opportunity God gives us. I do believe that there are specific times where we become more focused and aggressive for the task, but our encouragement to you is to keep an open ear and open heart wherever you are; you could be in the exact spot to share Jesus with someone. What a wonderful privilege that is...

  

HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO INVITE PEOPLE TOO!

*More details on last week’s post

GOD ENCOUNTER: WEEKENDS AHEAD

Damon Thompson will be here again before you know it! November is quickly approaching and we are anticipating another powerful service as we move FORWARD!

We are so excited to bring back Matthew Barnett and Samuel Rodriguez to Celebration! These are two men that God is using mightily on Earth and we have the great privilege to have BOTH of them in one weekend!

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

NYCOLE THEILE!

Nycole is one of our newer room leads in KIC. She is doing an amazing job, growing and bettering the classroom. She is passionate about teaching the kids and making sure they have a great time doing it. She is always prepared and excited to serve these kids!

-Miguel Serrano

KIC Director

THIS BLOG HAS A PUNCH!

Hey Clovis Leaders! Thanks for taking the time to check out the blog! We are in great anticipation that your life and this church is moving FORWARD! We love you!

VISITOR LOUNGE

Let’s go down memory lane for one moment. Take yourself back to the very first day you set foot on Celebration’s campus. You might of felt a little confused, possibly overwhelmed, until the first of 50 people greeted you.

It is our desire to make every single person who walks through our doors, not only feel welcomed but connected.

Visitor Lounge is our resource to make that happen.

When you meet a first time visitor or see someone with that confused/unsure look on their face, please remember to bring them to the Visitor Lounge so that we can connect with them. We’ll make sure to roll out the red carpet for your guests and leave them feeling like they’re right at home!

MORNING PRAYER

What are you believing for in prayer this week?

Our morning prayer service is all about creating an atmosphere of prayer for anybody that chooses to attend. We believe that prayer is the key to move FORWARD as a corporate body and as individuals. Whatever it is that you are believing for, we want the opportunity to get in the fight with you!

Tuesday through Friday from 8:30am to 9:30am at our Fresno campus we have a morning prayer service. It is powerful each and every time, and we don’t have to remind you, there is power in prayer!

HALLOWEEN BASH!!

We are 3 weeks away from our BIG HALLOWEEN BASH! We are so excited to be able to provide a safe place for you, your families, your guests and our community to come and have a blast on Halloween night!

This is the perfect opportunity to invite people that normally wouldn’t come to church and although it’s not a service, God can still rock their world! We are believing that people will feel the love of God and be drawn back for more!

Here are some ways that you can make this night a success:

1. Donate Candy: What would a Halloween Bash be without some good old-fashioned candy? Your generous donation will make hundreds of kids happy that night, so bring as many bags as you can!

2. Volunteer at the Bash: We will need plenty of help to facilitate all of the different activities that night.

The Bash will be broken up into shifts; this will allow you to enjoy the event with your family and friends and still be a part of helping as well!

3. Host a themed DOOR on Candy Lane. Similar to "trunk or treat" we will have a walk through spot where kids will be able to go door to door and get candy. Each spot on “trick or treat lane” will have it's own propped up door, and area that you can decorate in the theme of your choice! This is one of the highlights of the event and a great opportunity to gather some people you know (maybe your team members, or word works table, or friends) and get creative together!

*You can sign-up or donate at the Halloween Bash table in the Lobby!

Enjoy this “Halloween” video!

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

ANN LITTLE!

This week, we would like to honor Ann Little as Volunteer of the Week! Ann serves on the usher team where you can guarantee she will be serving and greeting our guests with a smile! She has a great heart as she serves the community in one of our outreach cGroups & goes above and beyond each service that she serves in. Her friendliness and dedication to the usher team and the Clovis campus is what makes her stand out as a great leader on our campus. Thank you Ann, we love you! 

It's BLOG time!!!

FORWARD MOVING/

GOD ENCOUNTER WEEKEND

Last weekend we had some amazing, God-breathed services. God redirected “business as usual” and we were given great understanding on what we have been experiencing lately.

For many of us, these last couple of months, or even years for some, have not been a walk in the park. As Pastor Randy went to God about this in prayer, God told him that you are in a Garden Season. “A Garden Season?!” Pastor asked God, “It’s been anything BUT a ‘Garden Season’” But as God began to unfold this phrase to him, it brought clarity to what this season meant for us. The “Garden” refers to Jesus at the Garden of Gethsemane, under tremendous pressure and heavy of heart and spirit. It says that He sweat great drops of blood as He laid down His will. In this “season” it would’ve been easy to quit, but He didn’t- HE PRAYED. He prayed and overcame, and became the Savior of the world.

The disciples were also in that same Garden. They weren’t experiencing the same level of pressure that Jesus was, but nevertheless they were in that same “season”. But what did they do? They were SLEEPING. They slept and allowed the pressure to overcome them.

Most of the church has been SLEEPING instead of PRAYING! We’ve been trying to “sleep” away our problems (watching more t.v, filling the days with unproductiveness, etc.) instead of praying and overcoming!

PRAYER – With that said, Pastor has called a special prayer meeting this Saturday, October 5^th, from 5pm to 6pm. This is our chance to push to the next level and as leaders set the tone for this weekend! The service will still begin at 6pm.

GOD ENCOUNTER WEEKEND- Damon will be with us Saturday night in Clovis (6pm) and also Sunday night in Clovis (6pm). We truly believe that we are in a position to move FORWARD and there needs to be some godly pressure placed on making it to these services. Watching another show or going to another restaurant doesn’t have the capacity to make your life move forward, but God’s presence can!

FROM A FAITHFUL VOLUNTEER:

Volunteering at Celebration has dramatically changed our whole family's life for the better. We first came to Celebration completely broken and shattered, hanging on by a thread, but were instantly changed by the love of other volunteers that embraced us. That love directed us to serve, we wanted to give back what we had received when we came here, and have been doing it now for more than 5 yrs. Now all of our family members volunteer and once we put God’s house first, He took care of the rest.

Since we have been volunteering, our marriage has been restored, amazingly huge debts cancelled, illnesses healed, and we have never been the same since.

Sincerely, 
The Banuelos Family :)

Write in to jacobj@celebrationchurch.cc and let us hear how Volunteering has changed YOUR life!

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

HELEN PRICE!!!

Helen is one of a kind! Helen has been a part of the Greeting team for many years and is more excited today than she was the day she started serving! You can often find her in the north lobby greeting people with her amazing smile! Helen goes out of her way to make people feel comfortable on our campus; it is her goal every weekend to help new people find a place to get connected and have a great experience. Helen is always on time, always excited, and we can count on one hand the amount of times she has ever missed a time to serve! This last weekend she took the time to bring a new family to the Visitor Lounge all the way from the north lobby to help them get connected- that’s fantastic! Thank you Helen for your commitment in this ministry; you make our team better! We love you!

"I adore Helen! She's so quick to make sure to give everyone a smile & make them feel important! She's passionate about her role on this campus and has a huge heart for people!" -Brandi Sanders