as i view it “a time to reflect”
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We have already begun our new fall
preaching series. Groves are up and running.
The wheels of ministry are spinning. This is a
good time to reflect on why we do what we do
in ministry here at Hebron and beyond.
A while back a friend gave me a book of let-
ters written by Jack Miller of World Harvest
Mission and Westminster Theological Seminary
in Philadelphia. In 1996 Jack went to be with
the Lord Jesus, but his body of work in preach-
ing, teaching, and counseling is as fresh today
as when he first presented them.
In addition to all of his theological acumen and
his rare teaching gifts, Jack was a great letter-
writer. In fact, his letters were so comprehen-
sive and profound that eight years after he
died, a compendium of them was published
entitled, The Heart of a Servant Leader.
In July, 1987 he wrote to a man in ministry
named Doug, and I thought that his words are
as applicable to you as they are to me. So
here goes:
Dear Doug,
One of the things that can be hard for a pastor
is just the enduring. After you are in the pastor-
ate for a decade or more, you begin to see
many weaknesses and sins in yourself, many
failures in the ministry, and become increasingly
aware of the resistance in God’s people to
change. As our insights grow, so do our tempta-
tions to increase in despair. As a friend in Christ
I would urge you to resist that temptation.
Frequently take time to look over the church,
your ministry, your family, and give God thanks
for each good thing you see. So not only en-
dure in the ministry but blossom with thankful-
ness and praise. Perhaps you’ve heard me say
this before, but I like to think of repentance and
praise as allied to each other—both forms of
sanity. Repentance is a return to God as my
center. Praise is the lifting up of God in honor
as my center. But to move out away from the
center without repentance or praise is to be
eccentric, irrational, and insecure. But what a
simple thing it is to humble the heart and return
to sanity by repentance and praise…
Let me throw out a few suggestions, first for
yourself and then for the church. To have power
in your life as a pastor, it is supremely impor-
tant that you make it a first order of business
for the rest of your life not to do things to im-
press people or gain a reputation or protect
your reputation. It is very clear from the Gos-
pels that Jesus is calling us to deny some basic
things in our personality—things that need to
die. In Matthew 16:24 Jesus says to deny your-
self; take up your cross and follow Him. And I
think that means dying to our fleshly love of
impressing people in this way for glory our-
selves.
I would like to tell you, Doug, that I have not
solved this problem once and for all; but this is
a struggle that is intense, like tearing the flesh
off of your own bones. Unless we resist with all
our might, we fall again and again into our
love of the praise of men or we are inwardly
fearful of their disapproval.
...It is also important that the church have some
concrete goals for ministry beyond them-
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As I View It— “A Time to Reflect” Doug Rehberg
Volume 17 Issue 7
Our Staff
Doug Rehberg Senior Pastor
Jerry Zeilstra Director of Christian
Education
Barrett Hendrickson Worship Leader
Lois Walz Executive Assistant
Jerry Rowland Director of Youth
Ministry
Janet Mitlo Administrative Assistant
Sarah Miller Treasurer/
Office Assistant
Amy Warner Music Director
Carrie Hendrickson Youth Ministry Associate
Ellen Dillard Director of Children’s
Ministry
Ethel Keim Organist/ Secretary
Steff Knabe Women’s Ministry
Coordinator
Robert Geminetti Facility Manager
Natalie Wissman
Childcare Supervisor
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selves… I would encourage you and your
church to expand your vision. Continually
look to the multitude of ministry opportunities
the Lord has set before you. The principle is
(Continued from page 1) true: the more you give yourself away, the more
you gain and the more you gain, the more you
can give yourself away.
We have a lot of reason to praise God and a
lot to work on, don’t we!
Geoff Gehring
As I View It, cont.
October is right around the
corner. The third fall
BEYOND Campaign is near-
ing launch with the kick-off
Sunday on October 4th.
Watch for the flags to be
displayed on the Frank-
stown Road portion of the
parking lot as a reminder of
the event.
You can start perusing the
aisles and sale flyers for
GATHER items for the two
organizations the Outreach
Committee selected in con-
junction with the Mission
Committee: Penn Hills Ser-
vice Association and Urban
Impact. October 11 and
October 18 will be the two
Sundays for encouraging
drop-off of the goods at
each of the three services.
Our goal is to collect 2.5
tons of food for PHSA. The
specifically requested items
at this time of year are:
Canned soups
Peanut butter and jelly
Canned fruit and
vegetables
Cereal
Pasta
Canned tuna
Urban Impact has diverse
needs for its athletic and
fine art programs. Check
out the link at
www.BeyondHebron.com
and click on the GATHER
link to make a choice from
the “registry” on Amazon
that was created to help
meet the specific needs. You
may also make your selec-
tion after worship at any of
the services to commit to
buying the item(s) needed
directly from a store to
support the local economy
beginning on October 4.
Another goal is to have 200
different congregational
members serve between
Friday, October 16 and
Sunday, October 25.
Please prayerfully consider
holding those dates on your
calendar and invite some-
one from your service,
Grove or neighborhood to
serve with you. Below are
a list of opportunities with
tentative dates. Watch the
bulletin inserts for confirmed
dates and locations:
St. James Fellowship –
10/16, 10/18, 10/20,
10/22
Urban Impact – 10/17 and
10/24
Military Connections –
10/17
Penn Hills Community Gar-
den – 10/17
Family Guidance – 10/17
The Blessing Board – 10/24
Penn Hills Parks and Rec-
reation – 10/24
East End Cooperative Minis-
tries – 10/22
L.I.V.I.N.G. Ministry –
10/24
Halloween Parade – 10/24
On behalf of the Outreach
Committee, we thank you
for your support and par-
ticipation in the BEYOND
program over the past
three years. We look for-
ward to hearing and re-
sponding to Doug’s sermon
series on “Divine Exposure”
and to see how big of a
God we have who continues
to reveal Himself to us to-
day. Please continue to be
encouraged to plug-in at
Hebron to grow deeper,
stronger and beyond.
St. James Fellowship
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Women’s Ministry Steff Knabe
Ladies, Jump into Fall
Jump right in and invite your friends or come
with your Grove to “Taste and See that the
Lord is Good”! The Barclay Building “Café”
will open at 6:30 on Monday evening,
September 28. We will enjoy a light dinner
prepared by several different restaurants in
our community. We will worship Jesus, who
loves us just as we are. We will love one
another. We will have some fun and we will
learn about opportunities this fall for you to
engage with others at Hebron and to en-
courage your more intimate walk with Christ.
Please reserve your spot at:
hebrononline.org then log into ACS (See
page 7 for how to log into ACS.)
Childcare will be available.
“Be Inspired” - A One Day Women’s
Retreat in the Barclay Building,
November 7
Jump right in and spend a day retreating
with us and the Lord. No need to travel, no
need to pack a suitcase or make overnight
arrangements for your family or pets. We
will meet from 8:30 am Saturday morning
until 5:00 pm. A continental breakfast and a
box lunch will be served. The charge for the
retreat is $20.
Lisa Hamer Jenkins who grew up at Hebron
will be our keynote speaker. Lisa will share
her story of God’s inspirational work in her
life. Lisa is a very enthusiastic lover of Christ,
a gifted public speaker, married to Jamison,
the mom of 2 children, a social worker pro-
fessionally, a runner and an author. She is
the daughter of Dale and Arden Hamer.
We are planning breakout sessions for the
afternoon. We are confident that each op-
tion will inspire you in different areas or in-
terests in your lives. There will be time for
you to be alone and still before God and
also time to hang out with others.
Treat yourself to a fall break. Please reserve
your spot at [email protected] or at
hebrononline.org and log onto ACS. Please
indicate if you need childcare.
Fall Groves 2015
Jump right in and join a Grove. A Grove is
the primary place at Hebron where we are
known and cared for. Our fall groves are
underway but it is not too late to join. There
are currently 13 Women’s Groves available.
There are also several other co-ed Groves.
If you are seeking a deeper relationship with
God, if you are longing for a community of
Christian friends, and if you are looking for
opportunities to show God to the world by
serving others, take a leap of faith and join
a Grove. All Groves are listed at heb-
rononline.org and in the Fall Grove Guide
found in the literature racks in both buildings.
The mission of Women’s Ministry is to invite women into a relationship with Jesus Christ, equip them to become disciples of Jesus Christ, and to encourage relationships marked by loving and serving others in the world.
“Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See I am doing
a new thing.”
Isaiah 43:18-19
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Children’s Ministry Ellen Dillard
Hebron Kidz Live! debuted on Sunday, September 13. Our Preschoolers and our Elementary
children each experienced “Live” Large Group Time @ 11:00. Large Group Time is the place
where Small Groups come together to sing praises to God and to hear the morning’s Bible story in
a dynamic and engaging way. Storyteller/Worship Leader Krista Chambers and Host Langston
McArthur shared the story of Rahab and the Spies with our 3-5 year olds while Amy Warner led
Worship and Storyteller Mike Tomashewski and Host Keith Balkey shared the story of Nehemiah
with our elementary children.
Thank you to Tara and Brendan Conaway, producers of our Elementary Hebron Kidz Live!
Chancellor and Christian Aubele are just 2 of the 29 children who received Bibles
on Bible Presentation Sunday. Please continue to pray for these children and
their parents:
4 Year Olds
Haly Westbrook Casey Lippert Drew Rodgers
Peregrine Ramsay Brady Marshall Robbie Morrow
Nathan Becker Gracie Marshall James Cute
Chancellor Aubele Evelyn Chambers Kate Miller
Carter Harris AJ Sanders Iris Versaw
2nd Graders
Christian Aubele MacKenzie Fern Micaiah Ramsay
Chloe Bishop Amanda Wendler Jaidyn Lockhart
Chloe McDevitt Mason Zeitler Ben Hartman
Andrew Quel Paisley Hendrickson Morgan McCue
Stephen Quel Caleb Bonomo
Sunday. Best. Day. Ever.
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Parents and Children gathered at the Barclay on September 11 for the first FNL of the school
year. In addition to the games and crafts, parents and children came together to learn about
Nehemiah. At Family Night Lights parents of K-5th Graders learn what their children will be
talking about on Sunday mornings during the month. Each month children learn about a different
life application – or life app – which is something God does inside of us to change the world
around us. Partnering with parents is important at Hebron, and FNL is one way we can – by
cueing parents in on what their elementary children will be learning during the month. When
we combine the influence of the home and the church there is a more powerful impact on the life
of a child.
Mark your calendars for Family Night Lights:
November 6
January 8
March 4
The fun begins at 6:30 at the Barclay. If it is cold or rainy we will be inside!
Start thinking about who you would like to bring to Family Night Lights. It’s a great time to bring
a family that you’ve always wanted to invite to church, but it’s never been the right time…FNL is
the perfect time and place!
Family Guidance’s Promise Camp is one of
Pennsylvania’s finest camping ministries for at-risk youth.
The program is specifically designed to minister to the needs of kids from disadvantaged backgrounds. A close counselor-to-camper ratio ensures that campers will get
the individualized attention they need and crave.
The highly relational program ministers to “survivors” of the next generation, unlike many camp programs that cater to the “achievers”. The hope Jesus Christ offers is presented in a winsome way, and many children find Christ each summer at camp. Activities at camp instill self-confidence and help campers develop team-building
and relational skills.
Camp is usually children’s first opportunity to go away from home, even if only for a week. This is often the first time in their lives children start to form their own ideas and plan their own lives – what they believe, what they aspire to, what kind of life they want to lead. They’re
asking the questions for which only Jesus has the answers.
Hebron supports Promise Camp financially and – in Oc-tober 2014 and 2015 – with service labor to help pre-
pare the camp for winter.
Please consider serving with Hebron’s BEYOND team at
Promise Camp this month!
http://familyguidance.net/programs/promise-camp/
For more information on
the Missions supported by
Hebron visit our website:
http://
www.hebrononline.org/
#/resources/missions
Family Guidance Promise Camp Gordon Slippy
Come Celebrate with Us and Help Kids Attend Camp
The Holly Alm Camp Scholarship Fund (HACSF) was started in 2011, following the
homegoing of Holly Alm, the twelve-year-old daughter of Jim and Diane Alm and sister of
Jamie and Carly. The Fund was established to keep Holly’s legacy of having fun camping
with friends and loving the Lord alive by sharing it with area youth. The Fund provides finan-
cial assistance to families to enable them to send their children to Christian camps, gatherings,
retreats, and mission trips where the exciting, life-changing Gospel of Jesus Christ can be
seen and heard.
To date, the HACSF has provided over $80,000 so that more than 600 youth could attend
camps and other events that would otherwise not have been possible due to their families
limited resources. The majority of the funds raised have come from the Annual Golf Outing
and Dinner. There will be a Chinese Auction, High-End Auction, Silent Auction and more. Trips
to Myrtle Beach and Florida, a signed Sydney Crosby jersey, and a round at Oakmont
Country Club will be awarded. New for this year—a hole-in-one wins a new car!
Register now to attend the golf outing and/or dinner to follow. Registration forms can be
found online at www.hacsf.org or in the literature racks at the church entrances.
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The Fifth Annual
Holly Alm Golf
Celebration & Dinner
Sunday, October 11
Edgewood
Country Club
12:30 pm Shotgun Start
6:00 pm Dinner
Brett Probert, Camp Director
Happy Campers and Mentors
2015 Giving
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Thank You…
Thank you so much for the lovely cards, prayers, visits, and concern during our mother’s illness and passing. It is wonderful to have a church family who shows the love of Jesus Christ. Even though we miss our mom, we rejoice in knowing that she is with the Lord and my dad, and all of the effects from the stroke are gone.
Lucy Siracusa and Linda, Eric, and Jordan Casteel
I truly appreciated the prayers, cards, and visits
during my recent recovery from knee surgery.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. The flowers
were beautiful and brightened up the room. It is
wonderful to have such a loving church family help-
ing me through.
Sue Johnson
Deadline for the
November Hebron
Herald is October 15.
Actual Budgeted Variance
Contributions 707,744 740,419 (32,675) Hebron
Fund
178,624
Expenses 717,868 740,419 (22,551) Capital
Revenues
143,860
Capital
Expenses
57,448
Net (10,124) 0 (10,124) Net 86,412
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