GOVERNING BOARD NOMINATIONS ARE DUE 4/15
The Governing Board is calling for nominations. We encourage all to pray that God will deliver up leaders to serve in this vital role. We seek women and men who have leadership experience, who are voting members of the congregation, and who are able to serve in accordance with the qualifications and expectations listed in the GBPM. Nominations can now be made through a simple online form HERE. Paper copies are also available through the church office.

A description of the qualifications can be found in the Governing Board Policy Manual (GBPM) posted on our website fulllifeinchrist.org/governing-board or in the church office. The nomination deadline is April 15.

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FAMILY DEVOTIONS
It starts with good intentions: to have family devotions at the dinner table every evening. The first week goes really well, but then your oldest has a basketball game at 6:30 and your youngest needs to get her dance recital costume fitted. Before long, your great intentions fall by the wayside, and you feel guilty about giving up on family devotions.

First, please stop feeling guilty or beating yourself up. Family schedules often require changes and adjustments. Daily family devotions might not work with your family’s schedule; the idea is to have family devotional time together as often as possible. The point of family devotions is not the quantity of devotional time but rather the quality of your time together. Your children will benefit more from a brief but meaningful time of Bible reading and discussion than an elaborate but hurried effort that leaves everyone feeling stressed.

As you incorporate family devotions into your schedule, consider the following:

• While daily devotional time is ideal, develop a schedule of the days that work for you and your family. If Dad has a weekly Tuesday night meeting and Thursday soccer practices run late, focus on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday devotion time.

• Find a time of day that fits your family calendar. Many families plan for devotional time following supper. For others, closer to bedtime works better. Maybe they happen in the car on the way to practice.

• Keep devotions brief, no longer than 10–15 minutes.

• Find ways to involve everyone. Older children can read Bible accounts, select songs, and lead prayer. Younger children can mark pages in the Bible story book and help prepare your devotional space.

• Application is important. Help children apply the Bible lesson or worship element into their everyday lives by asking simple questions to help them see connections.

• Flexibility is key. If your schedule changes, work with it. Resume your scheduled devotional time when possible, or establish a new schedule.

 Remember, building a routine takes time. You may have starts and stops along the way. The goal is to create intentional opportunities to learn and grow in your understanding of the Scriptures and the patterns of worship together as a family. My God bless your time together.