{"id":319,"date":"2012-06-12T12:48:05","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T17:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/?page_id=319"},"modified":"2012-09-07T17:51:22","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T22:51:22","slug":"service-to-the-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/service\/service-to-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Service to the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I take my commitment to my church family very seriously. \u00a0I try to use the skills the Lord has blessed me with to serve the church in a variety of capacities. \u00a0The following is a glimpse into my church membership and service over the last five years.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Member of the Southern Hills Church of Christ (2007 &#8211; 2010)<\/li>\n<li>Attending (member?) the Highland Church of Christ (2010 &#8211; present)<\/li>\n<li>Active participant in the Highland Sojourners class.<\/li>\n<li>Teacher of the &#8220;Young Professional&#8217;s&#8221; class at Southern Hills (2008-2009)<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/windsor_letter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-659 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/windsor_letter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/windsor_letter.jpg 759w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/windsor_letter-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/windsor_letter-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/windsor_letter-490x296.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/windsor_letter-496x300.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Helped organize and participated in hosting a vacation bible school for the Pagosa Springs Church of Christ in Pagosa Springs, Colorado through my hometown church, the Early Church of Christ (1996 &#8211; 2004)<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-660\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa1-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa1-490x345.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa1-426x300.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-662\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa21.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa21-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa21-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa21-490x286.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/pagosa21-500x292.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have served in various other smaller capacities including handing out communion trays, cooking food for the sick and grieving, helping build homes, pick up trash on the highways, etc&#8230; I love to cook and look for any excuse to be a neighbor to those around me by cooking them a meal. \u00a0I&#8217;ve often cooked for my department, students, church friends, and family.<\/p>\n<p>I owe my love for God and continued commitment to the church to my earthly family and the guidance, support, and direction they have given me over the years. \u00a0I thank the Lord for them each and every day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/Family-Photos-123.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-827 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/Family-Photos-123-490x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/Family-Photos-123-490x326.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/Family-Photos-123-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/Family-Photos-123-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/Family-Photos-123-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally, my new niece Haven Willow Gibbs, ACU class 2030.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_0119.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-828 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_0119-490x365.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_0119-490x365.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_0119-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_0119-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/files\/2012\/06\/IMG_0119-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Service to the Department\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/service\/service-to-the-department\/\">&lt;&lt;&lt; Service to the Department<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a title=\"Living in Community\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/collegiality\/living-in-community\/\">Living in Community &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I take my commitment to my church family very seriously. \u00a0I try to use the skills the Lord has blessed me with to serve the church in a variety of capacities. \u00a0The following is a glimpse into my church membership &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/service\/service-to-the-church\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":0,"parent":87,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"sidebar-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-319","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":857,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/319\/revisions\/857"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/johnehrke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}