Ryan Hairston Recovery Updates
Ryan, our youth minister, was severely injured in an auto accident. To keep everyone informed on the latest news of his healing process we are posting updates to the website.MORE

Men’s CLC Groups
If you want to be in a men’s CLC group, please attend an informational meeting at the home of Paul Basden on Sunday, January 8th at 7:00 PM. Currently, we have three CLC groups with 33 men involved. We would like to start three more groups of 10-12 men each. CLC stands for Christian Leadership Concepts and is designed to challenge men to be leaders at home, in the church, and in the community. Sign up at the Life Group Table.MORE

Discover Preston Trail Class
New to PTCC? Join Pastors Jim and Paul on Sunday, January 18th, at 11:00 AM as we take a look at our church and where it is going. This is an opportunity for all guests who a re new to PTCC to learn more. Session will meet at the AMC Theatre. Please signup at the Life Group table. A 5 week Partnership Class will follow for all those interested in becoming a PTCC partner.MORE

Crown Ministries Class
Want to get your financial house in order? Join Pastor Paul Basden, as he teaches through a 10 week class on biblical finances. The class will start on January 30th. Sign up at the Life Group Table.MORE

Starting Point Class
Who is God and why should I follow Him? Join Pastor Jim Johnson, as he answers questions for all of you who may be “kicking the tires of faith”. The class will start on January 26th. Sign up at the Life Group Table.MORE

Life Groups
Now’s the time! In January, many of our Life Groups will be starting new studies. Stop by the Life Group table today and find a group that works for you.MORE

NEXT SERMON SERIES:
Invite a friend and join us for an exciting new sermon series! Re:solutions … Senior Pastors Jim Johnson and Paul Basden will take us on a journey to letting God answer our deepest needs.

Chapter 2
Join us WEEKLY on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM, for a deeper service of biblical teaching. Starting JANUARY 18th our congregation will gather for a deeper look into the Life of Jesus. Led by our senior pastors, this will be a meaningful time of prayer, worship and teaching. 7:00 PM AMC Theatre.

What a New Year!

What a new year we are about to experience at Preston Trail Community Church! By God’s grace we are poised to grow spiritually and numerically like never before. Here’s what I see.

1. We have just taken a huge step of faith. For a start-up church to envision its future on Main Street in a building that will become the fifth largest church facility in Frisco is a sign of trusting God for the impossible. But God came through at every step along the way, and we are closer than ever to having a place of our own to be a center of ministry to people in Jesus’ name. By definition, faith is growth!

2. We have just committed money to Jesus. Dream Big was a success ($1.6 million pledged) because you decided to part with your hard-earned money so God can use it for His eternal purposes. Any time you do that, you grow more like Christ.

3. We are growing closer to God through His Word, the Bible. Every week people are opening up their Bibles in worship and in small groups to listen to what God is saying to them. And whether God speaks through Jim or me in a message, or through a friend in a small group, or simply through the Holy Spirit who gives insight into biblical truths, we hear God speak. And when that happens, a church is right where God wants it to be!

4. We are growing closer to each other. Recently I’ve spoken to men who are in CLC groups, to women in Ladies Bible Studies, and to couples who are in Life Groups. All have told me how much they count on the friends they have made in these groups. Never underestimate the power of a good friend who loves you enough to pray for you, encourage you, challenge you, and tell you the truth. That’s a recipe for spiritual growth!

5. We are watching God change people on the inside. One of the sure signs of God’s presence is when people who are broken find healing – spiritually, emotionally, mentally. God’s grace is transforming people at PTCC! He is turning folks from takers into givers, from haters into lovers, from doubters into trusters, and from observers into activists. I have the privilege of listening to some of their stories, and they are inspirational with a capital I!

6. We are seeing God answer prayers in big ways. Seventeen days ago it appeared to all of us that Ryan Hairston’s life was hanging by a slender thread after barely surviving a terrible car accident. For many days and night our people (and others around the country) joined hearts and minds and begged God to let Ryan live, to heal him, and to restore him to leading our student ministry. Against all odds, Ryan is improving every day. He may even come home from the hospital in just a few more days. That’s what I call a miracle!

Who knows exactly what God will do in and through PTCC in 2006? I sure don’t. All I know is that His grace and faithfulness have brought us this far ... and I believe we are about to experience something greater than we have ever known in His Kingdom. Let it be, Lord.

Standing on tiptoes …

Paul Basden, senior pastor

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