The Holidays always lead to a new year. Often, a new year is a time when we think with optimism about the future and what the next year will hold.
Personally, I am glad to leave behind 2024 with the election and all the political fighting, advertisements, and propaganda that went with it. I also lost a dear friend to cancer in 2024. Many of us look back on the last few years and are glad we don’t have to relive the difficulty of a church separation.
I am optimistic about the future. Not just my future, but the future of Covenant Brethren Church. We have seen steady and rapid growth over the last four years, and I am thankful for that. Our annual meetings and worship conferences have been a tremendous blessing and spiritual uplift to me. We have established regions, many Churches outside of the USA, polity, a working relationship with Samaritan’s Purse, and a Ministry Training program. Much of what has happened in the last four years was directly a result of God’s direction and intervention.
I am optimistic about what 2025 will bring for the CBC. Not because of what the Executive Board or any of the Regional Boards have planned. I am optimistic to see what God has planned for our future.
Jim Nolt – CBC Executive Board
