Que Pasa From PJ

George Carlin, the comedian, had a routine in the 60’s where he reported the weather as the “Hippy-Dippy Weather Man.” One of his most memorable lines was, “Que Pasa!,” or “What’s happenin’?” Just thinking of those lines makes me smile.

Well, there’s a lot of things going on behind the scenes at Ivy that should interest you, and I’ll attempt to share as much as I can with, “Que Pasa From PJ.”

“Que Pasa with the Minister of Music.” The Personnel Committee, along with the Music Council, has reported to the Admin Council that progress is being made to secure a part-time Director of Music and Worship. This will be a part-time position until we are in a better position financially, to call a full-time minister. Discussion has centered on our needs versus realistic expectations for a part-time position. You can expect to hear a report and vote on their recommendation in the very near future.

“Que Pasa with the finances and the Finance Committee.” The Church has called David Hammond to chair that committee. He had his first committee meeting and first meeting with the Admin Council last week. Two years ago, the Church voted to establish the Administrative Council. Since then, a lot of work and discussion has taken place to understand the role of the Finance Committee within the new organizational structure. This has not been easy as old organizational paradigms are being challenged with each budget cycle and each budget decision. David is helping us all work through this new relationship.

“Que Pasa with Sunday School.” Our numbers are starting to climb with an influx of young families. We are experiencing spectacular growth in our preschool during the worship hour and those families are slowly finding their way to Sunday School. We are in great need of new Life Boats (classes) and are looking for attractive places and leadership to start these new units. Shortly, I’d say by the summer, we will again find ourselves against the wall created by our lack of educational space. This is the first order of business that needs to be tackled by our Leadership Council.

There is much more that’s happening behind the scenes, and I will attempt to share these things with you in the coming weeks. God bless you, and please keep all of your servants, both lay and staff, in your prayers.

PJ