On Sunday, March 28, following morning worship, members of First Christian Church of Berryville, AR, voted to approve the recommendation of the Official Board that the Rev. John Turner and the Rev. Judy Turner be called as pastoral leaders of First Christian Church of Berryville. The church will sign an indefinite-term contract for their services with Christview Ministries, an organization which the Turners founded and continue to operate.
The Turners have previously served the congregation two and one-half years as interim Transformational Leaders. Their primary tasks were to lead the congregation in spiritual renewal and to develop a mission, vision, and plan for the congregation’s future. The mission that emerged is summarized as, “Building a community of hope through Jesus Christ.”
The Turners’ new focus will be to lead the congregation in developing ministries that bring Christ-based hope into the lives of people in Carroll County and beyond. The ministries should serve one or more of three goals: (1) drawing people to Jesus, (2) becoming more like Jesus, and (3) doing the work of Jesus.
John Turner said, “By adopting the mission, vision, and plan statements on March 7, the congregation officially declared that they are ready to move forward in creative ways. When they followed that up on March 28 by calling Judy and me to continue in leadership, they expressed tangible commitment to the forward momentum we are experiencing. We are proud to be part of what is coming into being through First Christian Church.”
John will focus on keeping the mission, vision, and plan moving forward. His passion is to use his Bible teaching skills to make sure that everything in the life of the church is on solid scriptural grounding.
Judy Turner will focus on developing spiritual leaders to carry out the mission. Her passion is to use her spiritual formation, spiritual guidance, and spiritual encouragement gifts to help people discover and live out their divine callings.
Judy said, "We already see God at work in our congregation as people discover their spiritual gifts and use them in reaching out to change lives and make life better in our community. We especially see God at work in children and youth ministries and the Community Garden. We believe these ministries will continue to grow, and other ministries will develop. We are excited about the future of this church."
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