This is a quick announcement to all the Men.

The sign-up-to-serve deadline has now been extended until the following Monday.

Monday, April 22nd. 

We will also post the Meeting Dates by Tuesday, April 16th.
When that post comes, please double-check your calendars and schedules to ensure you can attend the required meetings before signing up to serve.

Thank you.

IMPORTANT REMINDER TO THE MEN –

The deadline to sign up to serve on the upcoming Men’s walk is fast approaching.

SIGN UP DEADLINE TO SERVE ON THE NEXT MEN’S WALK IS
THIS MONDAY APRIL 15th. 

If you feel led to serve, then please go sign up now!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Good morning, FaithWalk Ark-La-Tex community!
I am hopeful that each of you had a wonderful Easter weekend.

Here are the Servant Deadlines for signing up to serve on the next Women’s and Men’s walks.
FaithWalkALT #29 and #30

The Walk Dates are below:

Please remember there are many other ways to serve, even if you are not chosen as an active Team Member for these walks.

Have a great week!

Hello FWALT Community,

Walks 27 and 28 are a wrap.

God did what He always does by showing up big on each of these walks, and our community continues to grow because of it.  There are many powerful stories about the Holy Spirit moving.

The Gathering was a wonderful time of fellowship, worship, food, testimony sharing, and hearing our community’s latest news. We had such a fantastic turnout, with 127 community members present.

Brandie and Brant Allen led our worship, and Community Pastor Chris Willcutt gave us an excellent devotional on leadership and God’s plan for our lives.

Board Chairman Nick Hyman discussed the main business topics.

SENDOFF PROCEDURES ARE CHANGING:
The community voted ‘Yes’ to how Sendoff will be handled on upcoming walks.  The main reasons for these changes are the cost and reliability of transportation. Please see the new Sendoff Procedure below:

NEW SENDOFF PROCEDURE

Subcommittee Members
Joyce Bell
Chris Davison
Lisa Davison
Darrell Dean
David Laffitte

6:15-6:45
Believers arrive at camp (servants remain out of sight)
Encouragers are responsible for arranging transportation to and from camp.
A table will be set up in or near Snack for the Registrar to sign in believers and tag
luggage with the room number.
The Sendoff Team (usually there are 5-8 helping prepare meals) will take believers
and their luggage to their room and escort them back to Snack. If available, the
The residence team can help get believers to their rooms.

6:45-6:50
Bless food and serve

7:00 – 7:15
The community arrives and goes to the chapel. Park cars at conference.

7:20 – 7:25
Servants and community line path between Snack & Chapel

Another main topic of business was – TEAM FEES
Reminder: Saturday meetings count as 2 team meetings. The team fee deadline is at the beginning of the next meeting, but it is encouraged to be paid at the first meeting.
If fees are not paid in full by the deadline, you will be dropped from the team.

This was all of the business that was discussed at the Spring Gathering.

WALKS #29 and #30 ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO SIGN UP

We are excited to announce our next Lay Leaders for walks #29 and #30!

SEND OFFS

Men’s – Thursday, February 22
Women’s – Thursday, February 29

Send Offs will be at Broadmoor Baptist Church.  The address is 4110 Youree Drive
Shreveport, LA 71105. The bus with the believers will leave for camp at 6:30.
If you are able, please come to the church between 6:10 and 6:25 pm to send these believers to camp with the love that we all felt on our walks.  Aside from praying over the weekend, this is one of the most important ways non-team members can serve for the weekend.

SERENADES

Men’s – At the Chapel at Camp Bethany, Saturday, Feb 24
Women’s – At the Chapel at Camp Bethany, Saturday, March 2

Serenade Practices will be in the Chapel at Camp Bethany between 5:15 and 5:30 pm.
Please do not arrive earlier than 5:15. We have to remember that other people use the camp driveway, so we don’t need to keep it blocked for a long time.  There will be servants who will help assist us to stay hidden from the believers.
Please park where you are directed when he or she instructs you to.
Parking will be behind the lodge as long as weather permits.

Closings

Men’s – Sunday, Feb 25
Women’s – Sunday, March 3

Please do not get to Camp Bethany before 12:15 and no later than 12:45.
Park behind the lodge and go straight to Conference.

Please make every attempt to be at these special moments for these believers.

As many of you know, our Gatherings are for more they just eating and fellowship. We also hear who the next lay leaders are, hear about how the last walks went, vote on any open secretariate vacancies and coordinator positions, and approve any recommended changes on the FWALT Manual or Policies and Procedures. The following were presented by the FWALT Nominating Committee and approved at the Fall gathering on October 14, 2023:

After serving FWALT as Community Pastor from the beginning, Dr Dave Holder is ready for a break. Chris Willcutt will be our new Community Pastor.

Camille Sherman and Jeremy Thomas will roll off the board in December, 2023. Melisa Plunk and Adam Traylor will be filling these vacancies in January, 2024.

Tommie Crow has completed her term as Registrar. Kerrie Lock has accepted this position.

Wendy Brown has completed several terms as our Historian.  Judy Wood has accepted this position.

Amber Spier and Tonya Franklin will complete their terms on the Nominating Committee December, 2023. This committee was already short two members. Jessica Clanton, Karissa Cheatham, Adam Watkins and Joey Preston will fill these open positions January, 2024.

Misty Tucker will be our Community Bookkeeper. The Bookkeeper will help the Secretariate Treasurer. This gives us two people to make sure are finances are balanced instead of just one.

Our community has grown to the point that not everyone who signs up is able to serve on a walk. The “Servants not Picked to Serve” document was presented and approved on October 14, 2023. This document will now be added to our FWALT Policies and Procedures:

Faithwalk Ark-La-Tex Policy on Servants Not Picked to Serve

As the Faithwalk ALT community continues to grow and strengthen, it is
inevitable that more members will sign up to serve than what the maximum
allowable servants are for a Faithwalk weekend. The intention of this policy is to
establish guidelines for Lay Leaders to use in the selection of their team members,
insofar as the selection concerns those applicants previously passed over for
service. This policy has been established, voted on, and approved by the current
FWALT Board as of the date at the top of this policy. As the need arises, changes
will need to be considered and made to this policy.
It is the policy of FWALT that the same applicant may not be rejected as a
servant for three (3) consecutive walks. The board will obtain a list of servants not
chosen to serve on the previous three (3) walks and provide to each Lay Leader
prior to them picking their team members. The Lay Leader should spend time in
prayer and thoughtfully consider the selection of their team. This policy does not
amend the current suggestion in our Policies and Procedures Manual that the
Team Experience and Makeup should be approximately:

● 1/3 of Team should be those who have worked at least four Walks
● 1/3 of Team should be those who have worked two or three Walks
● 1/3 of Team should be those who will be working their first Walk or have
worked only one Walk, with emphasis on those who have not previously
worked a Walk.

Exceptions to this policy may be made on a case by case basis. If the current
Lay Leader feels that an applicant that has been rejected the previous two (2)
Walks should still not be allowed to serve on the current Walk for non-exclusive
reasons such as disciplinary problems; that their current walk with God is not
conducive to them being able to adequately serve on the Walk; or for personal
conflicts of interest, the Lay Leader may contact the current board and provide a
detailed explanation as to why they feel an applicant should be excluded from
service. The board will discuss and vote on the applicant and advise the Lay
Leader of their decision. The Lay Leader will advise the applicant if they are not chosen.

This is all the business that was conducted at the Fall Gathering.