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IdescribedinPart1how the Lord our God declared His name for my city — and by extension Northern California re- gion and all of California — was Abun- dant Springs. He invented human speech; it should not shock the I write things like, "He revealed…" The revelation continues to unfold in counterintuitive albeit pragmatic fashion. Several more years passed before the Lord re- vealed another dimension of His plan for revitalizing the state to that same new- comer with as little busi- ness acumen as he has lon- gevity in Redding. This reveal was that non-prof- its — oriented to vision and service before prod- uct — would lead the way to renaissance in Red- ding. During the reces- sion non-profits have flour- ished. The Good News Res- cue Mission, for example, has opened a new counsel- ing center, a new home for women clients, and a men- tal health program to take up the slack left by county budget cuts. They are find- ing jobs for graduates of their programs while set- ting standards of excellence across the board. In the same vein Bethel Church — through a blind holding company that suc- cessfully avoids church- state entanglement — has taken over management of the city's convention cen- ter after city government contemplated bankruptcy and secular sources failed to offer better plans than the church-based group. The fruit is spectacular; the center is profitable and pro- viding new jobs for the first time in years and the com- munity is cheering the new team on. In addition that church's burgeoning school of ministry and other pro- grams are drawing peo- ple and resources into Red- ding; they are an economic as well as a spiritual force to be reckoned with. These vision-based perspectives are rubbing off on secular visionaries as well. When city council hope- ful Julie Winter kicked off her campaign in early Spring her first guest speaker was co-founder Bruce Dean of the Black Bear Diner chain. The founding vision in 1994 was down-home food for travelers and vacationers to Mount Shasta. The plan was hard work and the faith to work harder still but the vision and the ser- vice it generated was al- ways paramount. In just over two decades they have expanded to nearly eighty locations in eight states from their headquarters in Redding, a phenome- nal track record for a res- taurant business in which most successes become fail- ures because they expand faster than they can keep up with their own success. But Dean was not present to talk of his own victories. He and Winter an- nounced the past twelve months have seen some fifty successful startup businesses in Redding alone. Each of them has the potential to move faster and farther than Dean's business. He and Winter speak of a new passion to place more and more lead- ers in all spheres with vi- sion for an Abundant Springs-type of city. None of this is magical. The Abundant Springs vi- sion-word was given twelve years ago. It has not moved quickly and Redding has known its share of hard times in this over managed and under prayed economy. But the word has unfolded with developing extrapola- tions beginning with God's promise of abundance that mirrors Jesus' declaration of abundant life in John 10. God telegraphed His insis- tence that authentic service supports His Kingdom on earth and so is the current ticket to success in His cre- ated world. More recently He demonstrates His favor on those concerns with a focus on vision leading the way to recovery. Two factors stand out in this toddling renais- sance. Every aspect begins with God-given vision be- fore product or ambition — for He is the one source of all vision, as opposed to agenda. And every aspect proceeds with hard work and an attitude that sees obstacles as challenging opportunities. God Him- self declares — in Zecha- riah 8:9-17 — that we must let our hands be strong if we would participate in His redemption. After hon- oring and addressing fac- tors one and two they re- turn to number one. Ev- ery time. This renaissance has a long way to go; God things always do. It is staffed by very human — read very flawed players — as God things always are. But He has shown His cards one- at-a-time from the begin- ning. Redding, and any community wanting to be all it can and ought to be, has a chance without pre- cedence to establish a cul- ture of repentance — un- derstood as re-focus on the Author and Redeemer of community — and sim- ply follow where He leads. He did come that we might have abundant life. This is the real vision and concept of Abundant Springs, wher- ever it might be. By the way, speaking of medical breakthroughs ear- lier, this approach has no side effects and it declines to re-invent what God has already created. JamesA.Wilsonis the author of Living As Ambassadors of Relationships, The Holy Spirit and the End Times, and Kingdom in Pursuit — available at local bookstores or by e-mailing him at praynorthstate@ charter.net GODTALK Abundantsprings—Part2 Jim Wilson Every October across North America, churches give focused attention to appreciating their pas- tors in tangible ways dur- ing Pastor Appreciation Month. The Apostle Paul wisely encouraged in scripture "to respect those who work hard among you... hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work." All congregations of Te- hama County are encour- aged to honor their pas- tors in a creative way, be it through gifts, cards, letters, delivered meals or a Sunday barbecue celebration after morning worship. For many pastors, the clock never stops at their house. With full days of tasks throughout the week, there also are the unex- pected calls to respond to crisis situations. Tehama County churches are urged to give back to their pastors, especially to those who have a second job. Take the opportunity to refresh the pastors and their families. TEHAMA COUNTY Churches urged to celebrate Pastor Appreciation Month The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Just as the Jewish holiday of Yom Kip- pur began Tuesday night, a federal judge lifted a tem- porary restraining order against a California syna- gogue performing a ritual where chickens are twirled in the air before they're slaughtered. Judge Andre Birotte Jr. had granted the order last week at the request of an animal rights group called United Poultry Concerns, and he scheduled a hearing for Thursday. Butthat would have meant Yom Kippur would be over by the time he ruled, so Birotte moved up the hearing to Tuesday. The ritual known as Ka- poros is typically performed in the run-up to Yom Kip- pur, which began Tuesday evening and ends Wednes- day evening. It was not clearwhetherChabadIrvine would perform it this year at all in spite of the decision. But its attorneys praised the lifting of the order as a victory nonetheless. "We are grateful to Judge Birotte for taking emer- gency action to ensure that the Jewish synagogue mem- bers' First Amendment rights were safeguarded during Yom Kippur," attor- ney Matthew Martens said in a statement. The order would have re- quired the synagogue to perform the ritual only at a slaughterhouse to abide by the law. Some from the Or- angeCountyJewishcommu- nity, not acting as Chabad Irvine, did just that at a slaughterhouse in Westmin- ster, California, on Monday night. The ceremony involves whirling a chicken above one's head while reciting a prayer. Practitioners believe the person's sins will be transferred to the chicken. The bird is then slaughtered in a kosher manner. Chickens used in the cere- mony were once given to the poor, but they are now gen- erally disposed of because of food-handling laws. The attorneys who brought this lawsuit and an- other that is proceeding in state court, say the tempo- rary setback doesn't mean they'll drop the federal suit. TheysayitisillegalinCal- iforniaandmostotherstates to intentionally kill an ani- mal as punishment for sins. "The fact that the tem- porary restraining order is lifted doesn't say anything about the merits of the case," attorney Bryan Pease told the Orange County Reg- ister. "The lawsuit will con- tinue,andthejudgewillcon- tinue to look at the legal is- sues." Pease and David Simon are working with United Poultry Concerns, a Vir- ginia-based animal rights group that says it promotes "the compassionate and re- spectfultreatmentofdomes- tic fowl." YOM KIPPUR Judge rules religious rites trump animal rights, for now Tehama County Church Directory RedBluff.... ABUNDANTLIFEFELLOWSHIP 21080LutherRd.•528-2499 Pastor J.E. Heitman • WORSHIP Sunday 10:45 AM & 6 PM BRIDGEWAY COMMUNITY CHURCH 345 David Ave • 527-0543 Pastor Scott Camp • Sunday 11:00AM, Sunday School 9:30AM CALVARY CHAPEL 12375 Paskenta Rd. • 527-8219 Pastor Gilbert DeLao Jr. • WORSHIP • Sunday 9 AM & 11:00 AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1605 Park Ave • 529-3063 • Evangelist Gary Den WORSHIP • Sun. 11AM & 5 PM • Bible Study • Sunday 10 AM & Wed 7 PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Antelope 545 Berrendos • 529-2506 • Bishop Phillip Smith • Sunday 11 AM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Red Bluff 545 Berrendos • 527-7012 • Bishop Jim Wilhite • Sunday 9 AM CHURCH WITHOUT WALLS 857 Washington St., Open Daily 9-11am Pastors Brad & Susan Harms•WORSHIP•Sunday 2PM•Bible Study Thur 2-4pm COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH 598 Round -Up Ave. 527-4203 Pastor Dr. Paul Wright • WORSHIP • Sunday 9 AM • PRAYER • 6 PM CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF GOD Hwy. 36, Jorgenson 527-9210 • Pastor Roy Duggins • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM & 5 PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 501 Pine St. • 527-4361 Pastor Bruce Cloutier • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Hickory & Madison • 527-4688 Pastor Daryl Jones • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM FIRST CHURCH OF GOD Jackson & Luther • 527-5717 Pastor Sean Story • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Johnson & Hickory • 527-3361 Pastor Jesse Morris • WORSHIP • 10:30 AM FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH 585 Kimball Rd. • 527-5083 Don St. John • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 525 David Ave. • 527-5754 Pastor Scott Gessford • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM FREEDOM CHURCH 601 Monroe St. • 355-2284 • Pastors Pete & Bev Williams • WORSHIP Sunday 10:30 AM • YOUTH Thurs. 7 PM GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, IND. FUND. 12830 Glasgow Dr. 527-2964 • Pastor Jeff Eldred • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM & 6 PM HIGH POINT ASSEMBLY 625 Luther Rd. • 527-0445 Pastor David Blythe • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM LAKE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHURCH Lake Club • 347 6970 Jim Bredow, Pastor • WORSHIP • Sunday 8:30-10:15 AM NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH 1625 Johnson St. • 527-8134 SERVICE • 10 AM NUEVA VIDA 11841 Hyw 99W • Red Bluff • Spanish-speaking Pastor Freddie Villasenor • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER 807 Lincoln St. • 529-9285 Rv. Tresha Wing • SERVICE • Sunday 10 AM OUT OF THE BOX MINISTRIES-COWBOY CHURCH 585-3070 22812 Antelope Blvd. –– Wednesday 7 PM –– Sunday 10 AM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Jefferson & Hickory St. • 527-0372 Rev. Beth Hoyt • WORSHIP 11:00AM • SUNDAY SCHOOl 9:30AM PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD 370 Kimball Rd. • 527-6346 Pastor Mike Cox • WORSHIP • Sunday 11:00AM RED BLUFF COMMUNITY CHURCH 1920 Park St. Pastor Stan Kolbert • SERVICES • Sunday 9:30 AM • 282-2248 SABBATH COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN 705 So. Jackson St. • 529-1890 Pastor Ron Largent • WORSHIP • Saturday 10:45 AM SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 515 Main St. • Father Sherwin Colaste MASS • Saturday 5:15 PM, Spanish 7 PM • Sun. 8 AM, 10 AM, Spanish 12 PM THE SALVATION ARMY 944 Walnut St. • 527-8530 Major Kit Wetter, Pastor • SERVICES • Sunday 10 AM & 11 AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRUCH 720 S. Jackson • 527-3733 Pastor Robert A. Clark • WORSHIP • Saturday 10:30 AM ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHU RCH Jefferson & Elm • 527-3414 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke • WORSHIP • Sunday 8:30 AM & 11 AM ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Jefferson & Elm • 527-5205 Rev. Maryly Adair • Sunday 9:30AM, Holy Eucharist Rite II SUNRISE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP GARBC Corner of Cedar & Jackson 529-6884 • Pastor Chris Hurton • WORSHIP • 10:50 AM • Bible Study 9:30 AM TEHAMA COUNTY'S MERCY PLACE FELLOWSHIP, bilingual 836 Washington St., Red Bluff • 2 PM Sundays • 262-9474 TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL 8529 Placer Rd., Redding 243-5726 • For service dates & times 529-9246 TRINITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 20920 Hampton Rhodes Dr. 528-8668•Pastor Loren Browning • WORSHIP • Sun. 10:45 AM & 5 PM - Wed. 6 PM THE ROCK CHURCH OF RED BLUFF 285 Gilmore Road • 527-7234 Pastor Vik Hylen•WORSHIP • Sun. 10 AM & 6:30 PM - Tues. 7:3 0PM - Men's Prayer Sat. 9 AM VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 738 Walnut St. • 527-2449 Pastor Luke Geraty • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30AM WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN CENTER RHEMA Bible Church • 527-9065 435 Round Up Ave.• Pastor Michael Ragsdale • WORSHIP • Sun. 10:30 AM ZION CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES 836 Washington St. 529-1836 • Pastor Joshua John McKim • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM Bowman... COMMUNITY CHURCH Bowman Rd. & Landes • 347-6130 Pastor Mark Lugg • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM Capay... COMMUNITY FRIENDS CHURCH • 4th & Moller Ave. • 865-2806 Pastor Toni Brown • WORSHIP • Sunday 9:30 AM Manton... MANTON COMMUNITY CHURCH Forward Rd. • 474-5156 Pastor Michael Stiener•WORSHIP•Sunday School 9:30 Sun. 10:45 Corning... BELIEVERS CHURCH OF GOD 783 Solano St. • 824-6502 Pastor Dan Steigmn • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1418 South St. • 824-3603 WORSHIP • Sunday • 10:30 AM CHURCH OF CHRIST 1440 Yolo St. • 824-4333 Da vid King, Minister • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM & 6 PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Marguerite & Blackburn • Bishop Scott Davis • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM CORNING FOURSQUARE 404 5 th St. • 824-5776 • Sr. Pastor John Gehrung WORSHIP • Sunday: adults 9:15, 10:30 AM • Tues.10AM prayer meeting FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH Marin & Pear Sts. • 824-9989 Rev. Russ Ziegler • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:45 AM & 6 PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 506 Colusa St. • 824-3490 Pastor Chris Fissori • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:15 AM • Sunday School 9 AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1421 Marin St. • 824-5739 WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 824-5535 • 471 Marguerite Pastor Julie Horne • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM HARVEST CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH OF GOD 1006 6th St. 824-2091 • Pastor Michael Sharp • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:00AM IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH 824-5879 814 Solano St. • Father Cormac Lacre • MASS • Sun. 10AM, Spanish 12PM INDEPENDENT LUTHERAN CHURCH OF CORNING Houghton Ave. between Solano and Yolo Worship: Sunday 11 AM• Pastor Dennis Wyman • 526-4736 MT. OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH 341 Solano St. • 824-5530 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke • WORSHIP • Sunday 9 AM NEIGHBORHOOD FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 901 South St. • 824-2323 Pastor Ken Killinger • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:50 AM & 6 PM NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY CHURCH 824-3426 • Rev. Ezy Ulibarri WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM • Sunday School 9 AM OLIVE BRANCH BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP 565 1st St. • 824-3661 • SERVICE • Sunday 10:30 AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH West & Butte • 824-2153 Pastor Robert A. Clark • WORSHIP • Saturday 11 AM SONLIGHT WORSHIP CENTER 1520 East St. • 824-0175 Pastor Lenny Duval • WORHSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM & Wed. 6:30 PM ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 820 Marin St. • 680-0353 Rev. Diana Lueckert • CHURCH • Sunday 10 AM Cottonwood... FOURSQUARE CHURCH 2400 Rhonda Rd. Rev. Paul Shrum • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM & 6 PM Dairyville... CONE COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH 11220 Hwy. 99E • 527-2329 Pastor Scott Gessford • WORSHIP • Sun. 9 AM El Camino... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hwy. 99W • 385-2314 Pastor Scott Gessford • WORSHIP • Sunday 9:30 AM NEW LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH 8345 SR 99W, El Camino • 200-4112 Pastor John Bohrer • Sunday School • 9:30 AM • WORSHIP • 11 AM SHADY REST FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 7211 Hwy. 99W 385-2155 • Pastor Andrew Dalson • WORSHIP • Saturday 7 PM Gerber... BAHA'I FAITH OF TEHAMA COUNTY 385-1091 Prayer meetings Fridays 7:30 PM Brickyard Creek Apartments FAITH HOPE LOVE MINISTRIES 21941 Chard Ave. 385-1431 • Pastor Ina Driggers • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM GERBER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 301 Samson @ Ventura 385-1718 • WORSHIP • Sunday 10 AM Los Molinos.... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sherwood & Josephine 384-2656 • Pastor Ray Watkins • WORSHIP 11AM MILL CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH HWY 99E and Taft St., 384-1564 Pastor Carl DeBiase • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM & 6 PM SPIRIT OF LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD 25235 Orange St., 310-4990 Rev. Kenneth & Pamela Auld • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM & 6 PM Paskenta... PASKENTA FLOURNOY BIBLE CHURCH 13140 Round Valley Rd. Sunday 10:30 AM • 833-0557 Platina... ST. HERMAN OF ALASKA MONASTERY Begum Gorge Rd. Abbot Herman • LITURGY • Sunday 8:30 AM Rancho Tehama... COMMUNITY CHURCH (Non-Den.) • 585-2526 Pastor Stephen W. May • WORSHIP • Sunday 11 AM CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES Stage Coach Rd. • 585-2961 Pastor John and Sandra Edmiston • SERVICES • Sun. 10:30AM, Wed. 6 PM Tehama... ASSEMBLY OF GOD Third St. • 384-2603 Pastor Walter Bright • WORSHIP • Sunday 10:30 AM ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH • 824-5879 Corner of 4th & D • MASS • Sunday 8 AM - Bilingual Vina... 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