{"id":497,"date":"2012-05-08T04:24:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T04:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/leadership-recognition-service-may-6\/"},"modified":"2014-05-19T23:53:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T23:53:33","slug":"leadership-recognition-service-may-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/leadership-recognition-service-may-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Recognition Service May 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve written, but as usual, not because of a scarcity of content, but rather an excess of it. &nbsp;Hmm&#8230;why do I feel like I&#8217;m exhausted? &nbsp;Maybe because I am. &nbsp;But it&#8217;s a happy, contented tiredness.<\/p>\n<p>This past weekend marked the recognition of two couples for leadership in our young church: Ismael and Marta P\u00e9rez and Samuel and Aurora Valtierra. &nbsp;We call it a recognition service, because we are simply acknowledging ministry that is already taking place. &nbsp;These two couples have been examples to all of us of what faithful, humble local church ministry should look like.<\/p>\n<p>There were all sorts of special elements to the service, including a couple songs that the band jammed to, an interpretive dance, a special greeting to the guests, and a presentation of a number of symbols that spoke to the responsibilities of local church ministry. &nbsp;Friend Erik Morga then preached a dynamite sermon about the responsibilities that leadership has to the church, but also the responsibilities that the church has towards their leaders.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the service, 7 or 8 pastors and elders that participated on a laying on of hands ceremony, committing these two couples to the Lord, blessing them, asking that the Lord help and protect them in their personal lives and public ministry.<\/p>\n<p>We were happy also to have 6 visitors from our home church here, pastor Dave Dilworth, Denny Mohr and the Bennenga family. &nbsp;Matt and Laura Steele joined us from their home near Chicago as well, and Myhiah was there as well. &nbsp;She&#8217;ll be in Mexico for the next 9 weeks (and we sang to her for her birthday)! <\/p>\n<p>As always, thanks to all those who took these pictures!<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dessert-recon.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/dessert-recon.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kneeling-recon.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/kneeling-recon.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/may-recon-pres.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/may-recon-pres.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mayra-recon.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mayra-recon.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/meal-recon.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/meal-recon.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/prayer-recon.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/prayer-recon.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/program-recon.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/program-recon.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/recon-greetings.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/recon-greetings.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/recon-martin.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/recon-martin.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; 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