Welcome to the new blog for Real World Ministries. If you've made it to this page, you've probably also seen our new pages on the First Baptist Church of Hayden website (http://www.fbchayden.com/) or our Facebook profile (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hayden-First-Baptist-Church-College-and-Career-Ministry/11092500990). I guess now I can go about explaining how we came to start this. My wife Alisha and I finished building our house in Blount Springs in April of '07. Once we moved in, we began visiting area churches to find a place to worship. It wasn't long before we settled on FBC Hayden. We hadn't visited many places, but FBCH seemed to be a lot like our home church (Oak Grove First Baptist) and we felt very welcomed by the people there. At the time we joined, the church was in between pastors, but we felt like the spirit of God abounded. When brother Jeremy Powell accepted the position, we knew we had made the right choice. Jeremy's gift for sharing God affirmed our belief that God was at work in FBCH, and if we would just listen to him, he would continue to bless our church.
As time went on, I felt a conviction that I should be of more service to our church family, and discussed it with Jeremy. He asked me to pray about taking over the teaching position for the College and Career group. I really wrestled with this decision, as I wanted to make sure that I was following God's will, and that I wasn't going to take on something that I could mess up. one Sunday morning, as conflicted as ever, I sat in the pew only to hear a message about how God used Moses (who came up with several reasons why he was not qualified). That day , Alisha and I discussed this and decided that God knew our qualifications better than we did, and we decided to teach the class.
Having said that, I can't tell you how excited I am to get started working with this group. We wanted our class material and our discussions to cover Real World problems that face young adults, and what God's word says about them. Hence the name Real World Ministries. I want to hear your opinions on what issues you would like to study. I want to be able to talk about presidential elections and current events, and how they relate to Christians. I want to talk about how we can feel secure in our salvation at a time in most peoples' lives when they begin to question their faith. I want to talk about whatever is weighing on your hearts. Keep in mind that I certainly don't have the answers to all these questions (or maybe any of them). My only role will be to organize the studies and help find biblical based solutions to real world problems.
I know that the group will be very transient given that most members don't live in the area, but I hope that through creative planning we can find a schedule that will help most of us get together on a regular basis. I don't care if we meet at the church, a restaurant, a coffee house, or a bar (to witness, of course). So please post a note on the Facebook threads to let me know your thoughts on class format. I'll be posting here several times a week with new info, so please check frequently.
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