iLEAD 2025
Pastor Nate Widener • January 1, 2025
Inspiring Leaders through Engagement And Development
This will be our 3rd year participating in the iLEAD program and we highly encourage you to come to the plenary sessions on the dates listed below to hear some incredible speakers, completely free with continental breakfast included. Leadership development is crucial in the church. If you’ve been invited to step into a leadership role, say yes! The Lord has work for you to do. If God has given you leadership ability, and you aren’t currently serving in the church, let Pastor Nate, Pastor McDowell, or Michelle Leahy know you’re interested in iLEAD.
All iLEAD sessions start at 8:30 am. Registration is not required, but it does help the hosting church to plan for refreshments. Click on the flier below to register.
- January 11th - “The Job of the Church” with Matt Popovits @ Emmanuel Downtown
- January 25th - “Lessons from a Leader” with Pat Ferry @ Promise
- February 8th - “Faith that Engages the Culture” with Alfonso Espinosa @ St. Peter’s
- February 22nd - “The Power of Partnerships” with Geoff King @ Suburban Bethlehem
News & Notes
St. Peter’s, God bless your Tuesday and all that you do. I have received a Divine Call from Faith Lutheran Church, Grand Blanc, Michigan. They are calling me as Senior Pastor working with their ministry team. For clarity, I was not looking for a new position nor actively putting my name out on Call lists. It is my position to listen to these inquiries to understand the will of the Spirit. As Lyndi and I deliberate this Call, we ask for your prayers. Please, pray for guidance, wisdom, and that the Lord would clearly make known His will. Continue to keep our church in your prayers especially for her continued ministry, the filling of our Senior Pastor vacancy, and the work of our Call Team. Please, also pray for Faith Lutheran Church, Grand Blanc, and her ministry, as we are called to pray for the entire ministry of God (Ephesians 6:18). Lyndi and I, along with our children, will pray for discernment with God’s grace and for the two ministries as well. May the Lord give guidance to us all, Pastor McDowell
Sermon by Pastor Paul Dancy
The beginning of March brings in our season of Lent.
Making Our Current Spaces Work Better
What are you giving up for Lent? Are you sure that's a good idea?
Thank you both for your work here at St. Peter's.
As we see in Genesis 2:24, "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh"
We are very thankful for Dr. Espinosa as he was our speaker for iLEAD last Saturday and was also our guest preacher at each service this weekend.
Excellence in our Preschool
An email went out on Saturday afternoon with an electronic candidate nomination form.