Welcome New Members...

[James Kelm]

Dear FCFM friends,

 

    I have noticed that there are a number of new members to this group, and I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome you all!  Things have been rather quiet in the group recently, but this group has a lot of very friendly folks, and I would like to welcome you.  Also, please introduce yourself, so that we all know who is new to the group!

 

    As for me, my name is James Kelm, and I am the pastor of the Foundational Christian Family Ministry.  I live in Duluth Minnesota with my wonderful wife Kimberly.  Our kids are all adults and are out of the house, but we do have a new kitty named Mandy.  *smile*

 

    As far as the group in general, I would like to ask you to remember us in your prayers!  We are undertaking a new adventure, and although it is a lot of work in the beginning, we are excited about the future potential.  The adventure that I am speaking of, is that we are establishing a new local church congregation in the Duluth area.  The church is True Hope Church of Duluth, and we hope to have a new church web site up in the next month or so.  Please keep us in your prayers and thoughts!

 

    Also, if you check out the FCFM ministry web site, you may notice that we are doing a bit of redecorating.  What do you all think of the new upgrades?  We also are in the process of establishing a new Bible study.  If you are interested in becoming involved with the new FCFM Bible study and have not yet contacted me, please send me an E-mail expressing your interest jame...@earthlink.net.  I would also be interested in hearing from the members of the clergy who are on this list, if you would be willing to assist occasionally.

 

    Well, now it is each of all of your turns to start conversing!  LOLL  I want to see that this group is establishing lines of fellowship!  *smile*

 

 

Your Brother in Christ,
Pastor James Kelm
Foundational Christian Family Ministry
www.fcfministry.org

[janet smith]

hi this is janet smith from nebraska am a new member and will be praying for the  foundation to get on its feet to get the bible study going and such

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[Christopher & Tracey]

Dear FCFM GoogleGroup Friends: In response to Pastor Kelm's prompting, I would like to introduce myself as well. I regret that I have been so busy that I have not been involved in the googlegroup lately, but hopefully that will settle down a bit in the coming weeks. I am an Ordained Minister and an Ordained Chaplain, with a calling to Chaplaincy (which is not easy in Salt Lake City, which is heavily LDS dominated). My ministry specialty, if you will, is acute traumatic stress and crisis management. I am currently finishing a course in Pastoral Crisis Counseling, and I am also finishing 3 or 4 months of training and orientation specific to a large health system here in the SLC area (I should know within the next week or two if we can reach agreement) so, Lord willing, I will be able to volunteer a few days each week in their Pastoral and Spiritual Care Department. It is more complex than you would think because you must learn the "religious" and "spiritual" aspects of ALL of the worlds religions from Birth through Death, and how to provide spiritual comfort to individuals with no religious belief system whatsoever. This has been time consuming for months, as well as challenging. I must admit that there are activities I am willing to participate in, and there are those which as a devout evangelical and fundamentalist Christian that I am not willing to participate it; it is this set of issues we have been negotiating and discussing to see if we can reach an agreement. As such, I have had no free time since well before December.

 

Currently I am down flat on my back (literally) because I have thrown the muscles of my back out (could use some prayer with this one, as my wife and I were just talking about whether or not I should go to the hospital; this type of problem can take weeks to get over and right now I am having trouble moving). I had to call Medicare and Social Security today over a billing problem, which is always a tense issue to face because they typically ask for a reaudit of all of my medical records, which at 60 years of age is a challenge. You would think it would be easy for a medically retried administrator.

 

We live in Salt Lake City, where the weather is bi-polar 12 months out of the year. It is a very frustrating place to live due to the Mormon influence and the weather extremes (of the 2 million people stretching from 50 miles north of SLC to 50 miles south of SLC, about 1.6 are Mormon, and their religious beliefs impact every aspect of life -- for everyone).

 

Aside from Chaplaincy ministry to those who hurt spiritually, physically and emotionally, my passion is trying to wake up the sleeping and lukewarm Christian Church and try to help them to understand the days in which we are living. You may find my callings web site of interest, and for those who have not visited in a while I have added new information, selected music, and and entirely new page (page 9). www.tapestrycommunityministries.org if you are a mature Christian who is active in your Church or a ministry, lay or professional, and you would be willing to be a "Prayer Partner" for a Chaplain here in Salt Lake City, let me know. The idea behind "Tapestry" is that we are all weaving the threads through our own individual lives. In the end I would imagine the fabric will be quite beautiful.

 

I would also like for you to  know that it is an honor to count Pastor James, Kim, and Kitty Mandy, as friends. They are solid as a rock and are rooted in planted in their love and devotion for our Lord Jesus Christ (Yeshua). Blessings, always, Christopher (and Tracey, and Kitty Amanda, and Kitty Andrew)

Rev/Chaplain Christopher P. Brown, MHS, CATSM

1058...@comcast.net

www.tapestrycommunityministries.org

[janet smith]

welcome to the group and will be praying for you and your back

> janet smith
> owner of 101-the-ark
> check out\
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> http://kiwi.citrus3.com:8096

[Cindy Handel]

Congratulations on the new church.  I certainly will keep you and The New Hope church in my prayers.

 

Cindy

----- Original Message -----

From: James Kelm

To: FCFM Fellowship Outreach

Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 8:25 PM

Subject: Welcome New Members...

[Christopher & Tracey]

thank you Janet -- I have been a member of the group for a while, albeit a quiet one -- thank you for keeping my back pain in your prayers -- blessings, Christopher

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To: fc...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 7:43:14 PM
Subject: Re: Welcome New Members...



[Kimberly Sue Kelm]

Hello Janet and welcome to our group.  We all love to welcome new member's and learn about your thought's, dream's and plan's for the yesterday , today, and tomorrow.

  I hope you enjoy the FCFM as much as the rest of us, and know we are all praying for you.

  God bless you,

  Kimberly Kelm

 

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From: janet smith

To: fc...@googlegroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 6:43 PM

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[janet smith]

thanks kimberley

[James Kelm]

Dear Chris and Tracey,

 

    I am sorry to hear that you have injured your back!  We will certainly keep you in our prayers!

 

 

Your Brother in Christ,
Pastor James Kelm
Foundational Christian Family Ministry
www.fcfministry.org

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From: Christopher & Tracey

To: fc...@googlegroups.com

[James Kelm]

Thanks Cindy!

 

    Things are also coming right along concerning the new Bible study, and I will be getting hold of you with the final details some time next week!  *smile*

 

 

Your Brother in Christ,
Pastor James Kelm
Foundational Christian Family Ministry
www.fcfministry.org

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From: Cindy Handel

To: fc...@googlegroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 7:46 PM

Subject: Re: Welcome New Members...