Pastor Michael Bovingdon  (Pastor Mike)  pastormike@goodshepherddouglasville.org        
                           shepherd                             
We are a relatively new congregation here in Douglas County, officially organized as
a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 1993. We want
you to get to know us and to consider us your church family!

We are a vibrant congregation with a diverse population, from loads of children to our retired members.
At Good Shepherd there is a place for everyone and all are wanted and needed as we seek to share
the blessings of Jesus Christ in this community. We reach out through worship, our homeless ministry,
our ministry to poorer children in our schools, our many youth groups, our Bible Studies, special
fellowship and service events, and in too many other ways to list.

At Good Shepherd there is a safe haven in the brokenness of this world. There is a message of life
and love  in the celebration of faith. Here you will find a people who believe that the joy of life is
found in loving our Lord and loving each other. Judgment belongs somewhere else, not in God’s house.

Come see us! Come Worship! Come fellowship with us on Wednesday Nights!  Come be a part of a family
founded on the joy and diversity of Jesus Christ. You are wanted and you are welcome!
May God share his light with you today and in the days to come! 
 

 

                           January 2012                           

 

Another new year! It seems that they all pass so quickly these days. I guess it is true what they say, “Time flies when you are having fun”. I don't know about you, but I know I am having fun. Well, maybe fun isn't the word, maybe it has to more to do with joy.....but either way it is a time in my life of thankfulness.

This past year has been one of ups and downs at Good Shepherd. We have welcomed new and wonderful folks into the family, we have said goodbye to some who have moved away, we have celebrated a number of births and we have shared tears at the funerals of loved ones. In the short year that has passed, we have traveled a journey filled will the presence of God in our midst. The joy I feel as we enter into the new year is one of thanksgiving for this family. No matter what we have faced, we have been faithful to our God and caring to each other and our community. That is what it means to be a Church and I am proud and thankful to be a part of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.

As we head into 2012 I am excited about what God will be doing in our midst. I am also deeply convinced that our God is calling us to a new challenge this coming year. Our God is calling us to be strongly and intentionally “invitational” in 2012. There is so much that He has to offer through this family and we are called to invite people to share in the joy.

I am going to make a few resolutions for 2012. First, I resolve to eat more chocolate. Second, I resolve to watch more football. And third, and here is the hard part, I will do both of those at the same time!! Those are my easy resolutions.....but I am asking you to join me in the more important one. In being “invitational” I am challenging each of us to resolve to bring, not just invite, two families to Church this year. If we believe that what God has provided at Good Shepherd is special, then it is our duty and our joy to share that.

I am excited to enter into 2012 as a part of this wonderful family and I hope you also believe this to be a special place. This new year holds so much promise from our Father. Join me as we share this blessing with friends and neighbors. Bring two families or friends to worship, a fellowship event, or a Bible study.....invite and introduce them to your family here. God is doing too much in this family for us to keep it to ourselves!!!

See You on Sunday!

Pastor Mike