From Pastor Jason: Two Things to Pray About

One. Three of our worship leaders are in southern California this week. They are at a conference together considering the subject of worship in the local church. I am praying that God will use this time to encourage them, expand their vision for God's glory, and give them fresh ideas to equip our church to worship Jesus better. Please join me.

From Pastor Jason: Two Big Congratulations and Our New Sunday Morning Schedule

What an exciting time! Two new Little Dwellers have come into the world. Congratulations to Michael and Katie Gonzalez on the birth of Emilio Michael Gonzalez and to Keith and Erin Driskell on the birth of Levi Jeremy Driskell. Please continue to pray for these awesome moms (and dads) as they recover and enjoy the arrival of their new sons.

In other (much less exciting) news we are beginning a new Sunday morning schedule. On Sunday, November 3rd our Sunday schedule will be as follows:

9:30 – 10:30 AM: Discipleship Training

10:30 – 10:45 AM: Community Time

10:45-12:15 PM: Worship Gathering

I’m thrilled about this change. You’ll notice that the overall start and finish times are the same. However we have switched the gathering and training times and introduced a fifteen minute community time in between. The leadership and I believe this refreshed schedule will introduce more life and community interaction on Sunday mornings. We trust that many of you will not only take advantage of an incredible fall line-up of classes before the gathering, but also have more relaxed time to connect with each other and visitors afterward.

Let’s remember, like any change this is not just about us. Rather it’s always about taking every opportunity to cultivate an environment where Jesus is honored and everything possible is being done to encourage visitors to participate naturally within the life of our church. I think this new Sunday schedule positions us to do this best. Thanks for being on this mission and journey together.

See you on Sunday!

And congrats again to the Gonzalezes and Driskells!

Peace …

Pastor Jason

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So Long Summer is just around the corner! Invite your friends and neighbors to this FREE concert of American Music Favorites. And don’t forget about the food trucks and bounce house!

From Pastor Jason: Sunday Schedule and Two Events

As many of you know we have been considering a change to our Sunday mornings schedule. Our primary motivation for considering an alternative approach to our worship gathering and discipleship training hour is twofold: community and mission. I believe with a slight change in our order and timing we can make more room for connecting with each other on Sunday mornings. Additionally I believe with this same shift we can make what we offer on Sunday mornings more accessible and life-giving to our friends, family members, and other guests. Taking into account various conversations and our church-wide survey, last night the elders and I arrived at a consensus. We do feel as though we need to make a change, but not until November 3rd. This later date will allow the first wave of our new discipleship courses (each is eight weeks long) to remain at the same time throughout. So now you want to know the new  schedule, right? Well we’d love to marinate on it for just another week. We want to make certain that this change is the best way forward to encourage community and mission at Dwell. I’ll let you know next Tuesday what Sundays will look like come November 3rd!

In addition to the refreshed schedule I wanted to remind you all of two great events right around the corner. In just a couple of weeks the back lawn at Dwell will be filled with delicious treats and great music. Please visit our website to get all the information you need about “So Long Summer ” on September 21st. Make sure to invite your friends! This concert has been strategically placed so that we might foster relationships with folks  as well as invite them back the following month to our annual Harvest Carnival. On Halloween night tons of people come to the Willow Glen area to enjoy one of the best trick-or-treating locales on the planet. By God’s grace we are right in the middle of the action. And we need everyone to help! Brian and Nicole Schaffer have volunteered to lead the effort this year. We’ll let you know real soon how you can jump on board.

Peace …

Pastor Jason

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Key Dates:

• This weekend there is a free marriage conference at East Valley Church
• On September 21st don’t miss “So Long Summer”
• On October 31st our annual Harvest Carnival
• Our new Sunday schedule will begin Sunday, November 3rd