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February 4th at: Please RSVP by February 4th at:

WOODMONT CHRISTIAN CHURCH FEBRUARY 6, 2018

G/FATHERDAUGHTERDANCE WWW.WOODMONTCHRISTIAN.ORG/FATHERDAUGHTERDANCE

John and Suzanne Corey

with Stella, Emery, and Fletcher
WELCOME New Members! January 14, 2018

Reynolds Whittington and Lissa Garner Michael and Jennifer Ribas Ellis and Mary Cypress Metz with Tate
January 21, 2018 with Addy and Austin January 28, 2018
January 28, 2018
Woodmont Christian Church • 615.297.8563 • www.woodmontchristian.org • 3601 Hillsboro Pike • Nashville, Tennessee 37215
 child dedication
Photos by Steve Lowry

MIS SION
Growing disciples of Christ by seeking God,
sharing love, and serving others

CORE VA LUES
Welcoming
Outstanding Worship
Outreach
Different Traditions
Mission & Ministry
On The Move
Mary Maxent Thorne, daughter of Daniel and Mary Scott Nurturing
February 4, 2018
Transforming

M I N I S T E R I A L S TA F F
Dr. Clay Stauffer, Senior Minister
Dr. C. Roy Stauffer • Minister of Adult Education & Church Life
Rev. Justin Gung • Minister of Children & Congregational Care
Rev. Chris Cox • Minister of Youth & Their Families
Dr. Donovan McAbee • Minister of Spiritual Formation
Farrell Mason • Minister of Family Life & Pastoral Care

P R O G R A M S TA F F
Thom Schuyler • Young Adults, Missions & Outreach Director
Katie Sheridan-Gossage • Assistant Youth Ministry Director
Abby McLean • Children’s Ministry Director
Michael Graham • Music Ministry Director
Andra Moran • Creative Director, The Bridge
Stephen Daniel King • Worship Leader, The Bridge
Alexis Waggoner • Intern for Adult Education and Discipleship
Lauren Lucas Beuerlein • Young Adults & Couples Director

S U P P O R T S TA F F
Chris Beck • Business Administrator
Mandy Barton Brown • Executive Assistant
Martha Duff • Preschool Director
Sam Marsh • Property & Facilities Manager
Jan Anderson • Administrative Assistant
Anne-Marie Farmer • Small Groups & Connections Director
Matt Diffenderfer • Communications Director

For the most up-to-date information, download

Woodmont’s Realm church directory app.
Search for “Realm Connect” in iTunes & Google Play.

Woodmont Christian Church

3601 Hillsboro Pike
Nashville, Tennessee 37215
615.297.8563

www.woodmontchristian.org
The Bridge welcomes new youth intern Jack Reynolds, son of David and Dana.
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 Rules for Life
by Clay Stauffer
Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist and a professor at These rules are fascinating, just like Peterson himself, and I
the University of Toronto, has just published a new book am looking forward to completing the book. However, this
titled 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. I am only a reminded me of another set of rules/commandments that
few chapters in and it’s pretty fascinating. Peterson is an were given to Moses by God on Mt. Sinai a long, long time
interesting guy. He taught mythology to lawyers, doctors, ago as an attempt to establish order and meaning among
and business people, consulted for the UN Secretary the Israelite people. These rules are significant in both
General, helped his clinical clients manage depression, Christianity and Judaism. Do you remember what they are?
OCD, anxiety and schizophrenia. He taught at Harvard Failing to abide by these rules can lead to big problems:
before going to Toronto and has lectured extensively in
North America and Canada. He also has a strong YouTube I You shall have no other gods before me
presence. He has published more than a hundred scientific II You shall not make for yourself an idol
papers, transforming the modern understanding of III Do not take the Lord’s name in vain
personality as well as the psychology of religion. In the IV Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy
Overture of the book, Peterson says: “People need ordering V Honor your father and mother
principles, and that chaos otherwise beckons. We require VI You shall not murder
rules, standards, values – alone and together.” Here are the VII You shall not commit adultery
Twelve Rules het sets forth in the book: VIII You shall not steal
IX You shall not bear false witness
RULE #1 – Stand up straight with your shoulders back X You shall not covet (Exodus 20)
RULE # 2 – Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping
RULE # 3 – Make friends with people who want the best for you Some say that rules are made to be broken. But these
RULE # 4 – Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to rules exist for the well-being of God’s people and society.
who someone else is today There are many in our culture who cannot name the Ten
RULE # 5 – Do not let your children do anything that makes you Commandments. Therefore, how could they follow them?
dislike them All of us fall short because we are human and sin is real. But
RULE # 6 – Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the these rules serve as a compass for morality and ethics. We
world ignore them to our own detriment.
RULE # 7 – Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient)
RULE # 8 – Tell the truth – or, at least, don’t lie.
RULE # 9 – Assume that the person you are listening to might Blessings,
know something you don’t
RULE # 10 – Be precise in your speech
RULE # 11 – Don’t bother children when they are skateboarding
RULE # 12 – Pet a cat when you encounter one in the street

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 Father-Daughter Dance
by Abby McLean

One of my favorite events to coordinate at Woodmont is our

upcoming Father*/Daughter Dance! The little girls become Birthdays Feb. 1-15th
so thrilled to spend a special evening just with their daddies/ Quinn Johnson 2/1
grandads/uncles and it brings me such JOY to see them come Bethany Burks 2/3
dressed in their finest outfits to dance the night away. Since my
Kemp Presley 2/6
daddy passed away in 2011, though some may think this may
upset me, it is actually the most wonderful event for me to put Barton Rollins 2/7
on. It reminds me of the events of my childhood that my Dad Iris Castellanos 2/7
and I did together, most of them happening right here in this Scott Reynolds 2/8
building. I am reminded of the experiences I had with him, the Miller Reynolds 2/8
embarrassment of being a pre-teen coming to my own Father/ Isla Moren 2/8
Daughter dance and remembering how I didn’t want to dance Madelyn McConnell 2/9
with him at times. Looking back, I am incredibly glad I did, as
embarrassing as it seemed to be. Alcy Hollis 2/10
Caroline Decker 2/10
One of my biggest goals within the Children’s Ministry at Isla Bell 2/12
Woodmont is to bring families together. Our events are designed Clayton Stauffer 2/13
for mostly FUN but in some cases, a bit of learning as well. We Tripp Davis 2/13
learn to love a little better, maybe open the Bible with our Adelaide Cummings 2/14
families a little bit more and to become one large family with
those we have come to know because of Woodmont. Because at
the end of the day, that is exactly what Woodmont is: a family.

Slugs and Bugs on Sunday, February 25

4:00 PM in Drowota Hall - A Concert for the Whole Family!

Disciples Class is one month away from beginning!

If you have a 5th grader that is interested in being baptized this coming April, please email Justin
Gung at jgung@woodmontcc.org to be placed in the class. The class begins on February 18th
and runs through April 1st from 9:40-10:30 in Room 232 each Sunday. Children will give their
Confessions of Faith on Sunday April 1st (Easter Sunday) at the 9:30 service and will be baptized the
following Sunday, April 8th. If your child is interested, please make plans to attend our informative
meeting on February 18th at 9:40. The child and at least one parent (or both) need to attend that
meeting. Please reach out to Justin for any additional questions or information. We look forward to
walking with your child in this important part of their journey of faith.
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 Ready to Fly
by Farrell Mason
“We are made for transcendence and endless
horizons.” - Richard Rohr
Many Sundays after lunch you might spy my four older
children racing each other on their bikes around the paved
circumference of Radnor Lake. In their dust, you will also see
Percy, my four-year old, trying his very best to keep up on his
little blue bike with training wheels. Recently, Percy announced
at dinner, “I’m ready to ride with the big kids!”
I knew this rite of passage would come with its fair share of
crocodile tears, scraped knees, stormy frustration and even
moments of true fear. But there was that unmistakable twinkle
in his eye. Percy was ready to fly! My sister, Belle, suggested we
start the project on the Radio Flyer “Glider,” a mini-bike with
no pedals. Percy could push fast with his feet until he gained
enough momentum to lift his feet and glide. This little Glider
was the trick! Percy got the feel of balance, steering and a
glimpse of a real soar.
Learning to ride a bike is a beautiful metaphor for the
progression of the spiritual life. Neuroscientists from the
University of Aberdeen have scientifically proven that once
mastered, a person never forgets how to ride a bike. There
is a special area in the brain’s cerebellum that permanently
imprints the experience. I believe the same process happens
in the soul when the dots mystically connect to the Divine.
Once you have this experience, however fleeting, you will never
forget the Divine reality in and all around you.
Faith is the wonderful vehicle to discover that depth within
ourselves. 2 John says, “The truth is already in us and will be
with us forever.” I am convinced our experience here on earth Next Intro to Woodmont
is a training ground for our soul to discover and activate its this Sunday, Feb. 11
extraordinary capabilities: to love, to forgive, to create beauty, 12:15 p.m. in the Boardroom
to hope in the face of despair, to embrace that which isn’t
always seen—-the very real presence of God. We get to spend Have you ever wondered what makes
our lives creating soul-muscle memory from every one of our Woodmont Christian Church so special?
life’s experiences. It is sacred work. Come find out for yourself! We’d love to
have you for lunch.
Like Percy, I am pedaling fast, lifting my feet and gliding for
moments of spiritual bliss. But I have a long way to go before Intro to Woodmont is a great opportunity to
I can cut loose and ride like the wind, free of fear, envy less, learn more about the purpose & mission of
loving wholly in this life. I’m still restless and insecure in my our Church. During “Intro”, Clay Stauffer, our
human skin. In a blink, my ego can take over the handle bars. senior minister, answers all your questions,
I have the scars to prove it. Sometimes I struggle to holdfast gives a tour of our church campus, and
to hope when the world outside me feels gloom and doom. walks us through what God is calling this
Inconsistent in my prayer life and connection with God, I am church to be and do, in order to help you
not always the picture of peace. I have yet to master the art of make an informed decision about joining us
trusting God’s providence in all things. But I know something in fulling our mission here at Woodmont. It’s
of heaven here on earth and that exquisite reality keeps me a great opportunity to discover more about
pedaling forward. The best news is I feel God’s steady hand on our church and if God is calling you to make
my back. One day, like Percy, I will finally fly free. Destination: this your church home!
Endless horizons.
Live in Hope, Lunch is served, childcare is available,
and you are warmly invited.
Farrell
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WOODMONT YOUTH WINTER OLYMPICS
January 28, 2018
Photos by Jim Thomas Calendar
Sunday, February 11 - Youth Ski Trip
9:30 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary, Sun. School
9:45 a.m. Worship at The Bridge, Drowota Hall
11:00 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary, Sun. School
12:15 p.m. Intro to Woodmont, Boardroom
4:00 p.m. Father-Daughter Dance, Drowota Hall

Monday, February 12
10:00 a.m. The Baby Bunch, Puppies Room (134)
3:00 p.m. Geezers, Boardroom

Tuesday, February 13
7:00 a.m. Centering Prayer Group, Room 100
9:00 a.m. Women’s Prayer Group, Campbell-Stone
10:30 a.m. CWF Circle #2 & #6
10:30 a.m. CWF Circle #3, Campbell West
6:00 p.m. Handbells Rehearsal, Choir Room

Wednesday, February 14 - Ash Wednesday

6:15 a.m. Men’s Small Group, Room 100
7:00 a.m. “Original” Men’s Bible Study, Room 105
7:00 a.m. Younger Men’s Bible Study, Boardroom
5:30 p.m. Grace Notes practice, Kids’ Commons
5:45 p.m. Wednesday Fellowship Dinner, D.H.
Field Green Salad with carrot, roasted
red beets, feta, honey vinaigrette
Tarragon Chicken
Lemon Parmesan Risotto
Vegetarian: Lemon/Kale Gnocchi
Kids: Lemon/Butter Noodles with Spinach
6:15 p.m. DivorceCare, The Bay Room
6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
6:30 p.m. Holy Yoga with Brooke Lovelace, Room 200
6:30 p.m. Waiting in Hope, Campbell West
6:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday service, Searching for a
Safe Place with Dr. Rubel Shelly, The Sanctuary

Thursday, February 15
7:00 p.m. Youth Boys Basketball Practice, D.H.

Friday, February 16 & Saturday, February 17

Room In The Inn, South Hall
 PRAYERS FOR OUR
CHURCH FAMILY
SYMPATHY TO:
Park and Mary Welsh Owen on the
death of Park’s sister, Mary Lee Rogers,
on Friday, January 26. Memorial service
will be on Monday, Feb. 12 at Mt.
Olivet.

Polly Keith and family, on the death

of Polly’s brother-in-law, Col. Arthur
Reynolds in Raleigh, NC. Private
services on Thursday, February 8 in
Raleigh.

IN THE HOSPITAL:
Jim Phillips, St. Thomas Midtown
John Carpenter, Stallworth Hospital
Shirley Taylor, Centennial

CONTINUING CONCERNS:
SUNDAY SCHOOL: ATTENDANCE: OPERATING: Ben Cherry, NHC Cool Springs
JANUARY 14: 369 768 $106,523 Gayle Cherry
Mary Hofwolt
JANUARY 21: 488 935 $38,862 Elaine Markland
JANUARY 28: 432 916 $22,475 JoAnn Patterson
Al Richardson, Richland Place
FEBRUARY 4: 374 847 $56,976 Isse Waddey
George Wiles, infant son of Brent and
Ann Wiles
Pam Zimmerman,

FAMILY OF MEMBERS - CONCERNS:

Ronald Johnson, father of Jerry
Johnson, in Hickory, NC
Laura Brown’s sister, Barbara Johnston
(78) in Huntsville, AL
Gail Cherry’s son in Virginia - bone
cancer - chemo began in December
Jamie Huling’s father, Donald Huling in
Lasalle-Peru, IL
Linda Glascock’s parents, Nancy and
Jerry Taylor
Andra Moran’s mother, Ruth Ann
Moran, in California

PRAYERS FOR OUR WORLD

This week, Woodmont’s elders
ask you to pray specifically for:
The Bridge
Sunday, February 4, 2018 Those who are suffering from flu.

Safe and unifying Olympics.

GEMS features “The Splendors of Egypt”
Tuesday, Feb. 27, Room 105
“The Splendors of Egypt: A Feast for the Senses”
presented by Dara Howe
Lunch is $10, reservations required by noon on
Friday, Feb. 23
Room in the Inn and those who are
exposed to the weather.
Healing for the community in Benton,
KY as they buried their dead students.
Young Victims of sexual assaults by
trusted adults.

Reserve online or through the church office.

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New Elder & Deacon Chairs

Nonprofit Org.

Nashville, TN

Habitat’s Eight Day Build

Day 1:
Raise wall panels
Install exterior blue

Impact
board
Install windows
Top plate house
Day 2:
Install roof trusses
Install truss bracing
Install exterior doors
Install deadwood
Day 3:
Install siding
Install insulation
Caulk plates
Caulk panel joints
Clean house
Day 4:
Finish siding
Finish insulation
Finish soffit
Day 5:
Install interior doors
Install trim
Caulk trim
Interior paint – one coat
Day 6:
Install kitchen cabinets
Finish interior paint
Install countertops
Finish front porch
Day 7:
Start landscaping
Install mirrors
Install hardware
Install door stops
Day 8:
Punch out interior
Finish landscaping
Clean and prepare
for dedication
What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God? — Micah 6:8