Coming up at Good Shepherd Sunday Worship Gatherings July 5, 2009 8:45 and11:00 a.m. at Tierra Linda School, 1201 Woodcreek Road,
Camarillo, CA, 93012
Church office: 805-384-9243.
Teaching this Sunday: James L. Johnson,
" Grace for the Broken"
(I Timothy 6)
"Soul Break" on
KDAR 98.3 FM Monday through Friday,
12:30 p.m., during lunch,
and 10:30 at night. Upcoming Weeks TBA
Easter Morning at the Beach?We celebrate the resurrection of Christ -- and our being raised with him on the last day - with a beachside service at Mugu Rock Beach. We began Easter morning with an awesome experience at the beach, with 90 worshipers, a talk on Luke 24, and a complimentary book Pastor Jim co-authored, called "Sent and Received."
Outdoor Worship Good Shepherd aspires to reach people with outdoor worship events on the beach, in a barn, in city parks, in an outdoor venue at the foot of Conejo Mountain -- and at the Camarillo Ranch House.
Christmas in a Barn?We celebrate the birth of Christ every year by going back to the stable. With carols, haybales, live animals, superb worship, and a simple explanation of the gospel of Jesus Christ, our church plans opportunities for people to connect with the Lord on Christmas in a new way. We gather in a farm south of Camarillo at 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve at the Denham Farm. Rick and Elaine Denham's farm is located at 1765 Pancho Road. Scripture to consider: 1 Timothy 1:8. What to do with your life and time? "In every place of worship, I want men to pray, with holy hands, lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy."
Scripture to consider in May:
1 Timothy 4:1-2, Paul wrote to Timothy, saying, "Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times, some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead."
Associate Ministry Team
Chad Friestad and Jared Langness (above, left and right) serve in youth ministry, children's ministry and evangelism. Both are graduates of AFLBS (see aflbs.org) a Bible school in Minneapolis. They are pictured with Liz Lackey (center), a former intern who returned to Minnesota and continue her college studies. Pray for Liz's family, a long-time missionary team which has recently suffered the loss of father Bill, who died of cancer. Pray for Liz's mother Carol and the four Lackey daughters. Next summer, Liz plans to serve the Lord at St. Ansgar's Lutheran (AFLC) in Salinas, CA, as a youth leader, and intern Naomi Tuura, Northwestern College in St. Paul, MN, is expected to return for more ministry work here. Chad Friestad graduated from Moody Bible Institute and works as a substitute teacher in Camarillo, while serving on our ministry staff part-time. Jared is a graduate of Northwestern College of Roseville, MN, and is now a math teacher at Oaks Christian School.
Pastor James L. Johnson has served Good Shepherd as pastor since 2006. He and wife Linda are raising nine children, eight of whom still living with then in Village at the Park in east Camarillo. Pastor Jim, 46, has served churches in northern Minnesota and also in Lake Stevens, Washington. For 10 years he was director of a college-level ministry to 150 to 185 residential students in Minneapolis, AFLBS. (For more information, click on www.aflbs.org or go to the "From Our Pastor" page on the list above.
What are we trying to do in Camarillo? Good Shepherd Church seeks to build a loving, neighborly community of believers on the eastern end of Camarillo.
The church aims to establish dozens of small groups in the area. We want to point people to Jesus Christ and direct friends into the Word of God. Currently about 100 to 120 people gather on Sundays in two morning worship gatherings at Tierra Linda School. We want to be a place where you can build friendships and find support. We want to grow a joyful, happy place where people (and lots of kids!) want to be. Under the leadership of a team of elders and a pastor, Jim Johnson, we are building a ministry based on the eastern side of Camarillo. Our associate ministry staff worker is Chad Friestad, a recent graduate of Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Children's Ministry Director Jared Langness is a teacher at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village. To hear the preaching ministry of Good Shepherd from your home computer or MP3 player, visit our "Soul Break Radio" archives, by clicking on the Soul Break tab above and downloading talks from our KDAR 98.3 FM broadcasts. To here "Soul Break" live, you can listen at 12:30 p.m. during lunch or at 10:30 each night. To access "Soul Break" via internet, go to www.kdar.com and click on the "listen live" button. You can also download our talks from this site by clicking on "soul break radio," and scrolling to the bottom of the page.
Current Weather Camarillo, CA 58°, Cloudy 2-Day Forecast:
Saturday: 78°/58° Partly Cloudy
Sunday: 76°/56° Partly Cloudy
Growing together, building lasting friendships, pointing people to Jesus.
Crave Camp is Good Shepherd's outreach and discipleship ministry over the summer. Students build team relationship skills, study the Bible, learn avenues of service and grow together as friends. Between 15 and 25 students take part in the ministry, which runs Tuesday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Making disciples and building families Sunday worship at 8:45 and 11:00 a.m.
Tierra Linda Elementary School, Camarillo
Do you ever feel like quitting? Timothy did. Starting a church in Ephesus was too hard. He wanted to pack his bags and go home to Lystra and Derbe.
But Paul said, "Stay in Ephesus." That's what we're trying to do in Ventura County. As a growing church in Camarillo, we recognize that the work is hard, but God is steady, and there are many strong churches in the area working together to build up God's growing family of believers here.
In its teaching series through the summer, Good Shepherd's ministry will take attendees through the books of First and Second Timothy. We'll examine Paul's letters to the young pastor in Ephesus, and learn God's secrets to avoiding the habit of quitting. We're not living in Ephesus, Turkey -- but our community is similar the one Pastor Timothy served. And people all over the world are the same: we need the power of God to keep moving forward. At Good Shepherd Church, we try to work through the Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, walking through the books and letters of Scriptures themselves. Between May 3 and September 6, we'll explore Paul's two letters to Timothy. "Don't quit," Paul wrote. "Stay in Ephesus," he said. Paul wanted Timothy to focus on the following: Teach the truth, he said, and love people, patiently confront the divisive ons, and "do the work of an evangelist."
Over the course of 16 weeks, we'll examine the 10 chapters of First and Second Timothy, studying what Paul said to a seemingly discouraged young pastor who served in the growing metropolis of Ephesus.
Need a place to find friends and hope? At Good Shepherd Church, we welcome all spiritual seekers and believers. With a heart to build healthy disciples and steer spiritual newcomers into stable growth in Christ, we focus on teaching the Bible and encouraging genuine friendships. We meet Sunday mornings at Tierra Linda School, 1201 Woodcreek Road, in the northeastern neighborhoods of Camarillo. Jim Johnson, a former Bible college teacher and leader, is our pastor. Good Shepherd works side by side with many Bible-teaching churches in Camarillo. We're investing in new believers and hoping to reach new residents with the gospel of Jesus Christ. You don't have to be perfect to find a place here. We're all in process and God is changing us. With a stable leadership team and a pastor and wife who moved here from Minnesota with their nine children in 2006, we're growing and letting the Lord lead us. As a church and family of friends in Christ, we promote small groups, solid Bible teaching, open arms and grace for the broken. Our meeting times are as follows:
Foundations Gathering: 8:45 to 9:45 a.m.
(Simple liturgy with instrumental ensemble and hymns) Classes for all ages: 10:00 a.m. Fresh Start gathering: 11:00 a.m. to 12 Noon
(Accoustic and rhythm worship band) Location: the multi-purpose room of Tierra Linda School,
1201 Woodcreek Road, Camarillo, CA, 93012. Church contact number: 805-384-9243 Pastor's Cell: 807-8336
Good Shepherd Baseball Clinics every Friday!
Do you have kids who love baseball? Or maybe you have some children who want to learn? Then we would love to serve you -- and get to know you and your family. Good Shepherd wants to connect with kids and families. We also love to teach baseball!
Friday Baseball Clinics at Valle Lindo Park in central Camarillo: Our church family runs a "Beginner's Baseball Clinic" every Friday, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., at Valle Lindo Park near Ponderosa and Lantana. We run the clinics from early March to late June. Young Camarillo players learn to throw, catch, hit, shag flies, field grounders and have a great time learning the game.
The staff includes: Pastor Jim Johnson, ministry staff Jared Langness and Chad Friestad, and several women and men from our fellowship who love kids and know how to teach baseball. We focus on kids, ages 6 to 11, but older players are welcome if they don't mind helping the little ones learn. Soul Break on 98.3 FM Monday to Friday, 12:30 and 10:30 p.m.
Our Radio Ministry, "Soul Break," Monday through Friday, KDAR, 98.3 FM, brings warm and personal Bible teaching to Ventura County listeners from 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. during the lunch hour.
The program is rebroadcast daily from 10:30 to 10:45 p.m. The program features the Bible teaching of Pastor Jim Johnson, the Good Shepherd pastor. Salem Communications editor Greg Hengler is the producer, and Carl Miller is the host. Currently our program is working through a teaching series called "Conversions." Then in May, Soul Break moves to a study in the book of Colossians, and in June and July, the program will feature teaching in First and Second Timothy. Find "Soul Break" on KDAR, 98.3 FM, Monday through Friday, at 12:30 during the lunch hour and at 10:30 each night. You can listen live on-line by clicking on www.kdar.com, or download a program below.
Bible classes and children's programming: Five options are also available for Sunday School from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Excellent children's programming will be a good option for you. Our growing children's program uses an age-appropriate, Biblical curriculum that builds character and helps children grow. Directed by Northwestern College graduate Jared Langness, our children's ministry provides a healthy, safe, and Biblical curriculum that is staffed with people who love kids. A great nursery for pre-schooers is led by former Simi Valley principal Lori Rangel. Confirmation classes for middle schoolers is taught by Mark Heipler and Greg Seeba.
Good Shepherd's youth group, "Crave," draws 20 students every Sunday night in Village at the Park or at Woodside Park (near the 101 and Pleasant Valley Road). Village at the Park meetings take place at our church parsonage, located at 3064 Canopy Drive in Village at the Park.
Chad Friestad, a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, leads the youth group. Parents and kids can reach Chad at 815.274.5008.
Directions to Sunday worship: Finding Good Shepherd from the 101 and Santa Rosa Turn north off the Santa Rosa exit and drive to Woodcreek Road, about .5 miles from the 101. Turn left on Woodcreek past the stop light at the top of the hill by the Mission Oaks Vons Store. Let’s go “back to the basics” of Jesus! For more information, contact Pastor Jim Johnson at pastorjim@goodshepherd-church.net or secretary Grace Hauptman at 384-9243. Ministry office: 3064 Canopy Drive Camarillo, CA 93012 Mailing address: PO Box 3242 Camarillo, CA 93010 Our church is affiliated with the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations in Minneapolis. | Email Pastor Jim: pastorjim@goodshepherd-church.net
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