July 2025 Pathway eNews
7/10/2025
Dear Pathway Family,
I hope you and your family are having an amazing summer. Summer is time for our camps and I hope this week you are praying for our high school students and leaders who are at CIY Move on the campus of the University of Nebraska. Be praying that God would move.
God has been moving in all kinds of ways in our church family. At our baptism celebration this month, we witnessed something truly powerful—33 people publicly declared their faith in Jesus through baptism! That brings our total for the year to 181 lives changed through this step of obedience and surrender. Every baptism is a story of God’s grace, a victory over darkness, and a bold step into new life. Take a moment to celebrate and praise God for what He is doing in our church family!
But our job doesn’t stop at the water. These 33 individuals—and all 181 baptized this year—are stepping into a journey that was never meant to be walked alone. As their church family, we are called to walk with them, encourage them, and help them grow. If you know a person who has taken that step, be intentional about building relationships, praying for them, and opening doors for deeper connection. Whether that’s over coffee, in a Group, or through a simple conversation in the lobby, every touchpoint matters. I know some of you may not know someone who is new to their faith. The longer we are in a church we can sometimes close our circle unintentionally and not get to experience the freshness of people growing in their faith. This is also how our faith grows. If that is you, I want to challenge you to walk up and talk to your Campus Pastor or another staff member and ask them to introduce you to someone who is new to the journey of faith. This weekend take the opportunity to introduce yourself to someone you don’t know.
I want to challenge each of us to take the next step in this journey: invite them into your Group, serve alongside them on a team, or simply reach out and welcome them by name. When we do this, we don’t just grow as individuals—we grow as a spiritual family and the Kingdom of God grows for everyone. Thank you, Pathway, for being a church that celebrates life change and surrounds people with love as they follow Jesus.
In Christ,