Katie Pollard
The Case for Young Elders

This Sunday the members of Lake Baldwin Church will cast their vote for new elders and deacons. Among these are two candidates for elder who are in their 30s, much younger than those currently serving on the session.

Some might raise legitimate questions. Are they too young to serve as elders? Can they shepherd their peers, or those who are older? Have they lived enough life to have the maturity required to serve as elders?

The Case for Young Elders
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Katie Pollard
August Prayer - Day 31

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

—Colossians 3:23-25

august prayer
Katie Pollard
August Prayer - Day 30

Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

—Ephesians 5:18-20

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Katie Pollard
August Prayer - Day 29

Can a man carry fire next to his chest
without his clothes being burned?

—Proverbs 6:27

august prayer
Katie Pollard
August Prayer - Day 28

For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me… After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort?

—Galatians 2:19, 3:3

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The Future of LBC Youth

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The Future of LBC Youth

I’ve always been drawn to the power of potential of what could be under God, and I’m looking forward to what 2018 will bring as we continue to move forward in Lake Baldwin Youth. It is an honor to come alongside young people, see them be continually impacted by the Gospel, and help show them what it looks like to be a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ. My heart is for this youth ministry at LBC to flourish and be a place where young people find "life in all its’ fullness" (John 10:10).

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The Future of SPLASH Kids

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The Future of SPLASH Kids

We say at Lake Baldwin Church that we want to be characterized by hearts that beat for the good news of the gospel to transform the lost, the found, the city, and the world. If that’s where we’re headed as a church, why not start there? Why not begin providing opportunities for our littlest hearts to engage with the transforming power of the gospel for the lost, found, city and world?

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The Future of Serving Our City

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The Future of Serving Our City

In Jeremiah 29, God tells the Israelites who are in exile in Babylon to seek the peace and prosperity of the city, though it was not their true home.  On this side of God’s renewal of all things, we too live in a world that is not truly home.  Yet the calling on the Christian is to likewise seek the peace and prosperity of the environments in which God has placed us, for his glory.

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Telling God's Story

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Telling God's Story

Recently I was talking with someone who was new to Orlando, and I invited him to Lake Baldwin Church. He appreciated the invitation, but said, “I can’t come, I’m not a Christian.” I quickly replied, “You can come to our church even if you are not a Christian. We always have people come to our church who are simply exploring the faith.”