TO THE BELOVED BEL AIR CHURCH FAMILY,

I AM OVERJOYED TO REFLECT ON NOT JUST THE PAST YEAR, BUT THE LAST TEN YEARS FROM MY VANTAGE POINT AS THE SENIOR PASTOR WITHIN THIS FAMILY OF FAITH.

WE ARE A CHURCH AT WORK, PASSIONATE ABOUT FOLLOWING JESUS EVERY DAY, AND EVERYWHERE, WITH EVERYONE.

IN OUR 68TH YEAR, WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO GOD’S CALL ON OUR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE LIVES AND AS A RESULT, WE ARE SEEING TREMENDOUS FRUIT IN PEOPLE COMING TO CHRIST, GROWING IN CHRIST, AND BEING USED BY CHRIST IN THEIR EVERY DAY LIVES.

OUR KIDS MINISTRY IS GROWING, OUR YOUTH MINISTRY IS GROWING, OUR WORSHIP SERVICES ARE GROWING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR CHURCH FAMILY IS GROWING IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.

THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS BOTH A LOOK BACK ON THE YEAR THAT WAS WITH AN EYE TOWARDS THE YEAR AND DECADE TO COME.

YOU WILL SEE THE MEASURABLE ACTIVITY OF OUR MINISTRIES AS A CHURCH WHILE KNOWING THAT INDIVIDUAL LIFE TRANSFORMATION IS HARDLY QUANTIFIABLE.

EVERY NUMBER REPRESENTS A PRECIOUS PERSON, MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD, WITH A UNIQUE AND VIBRANT STORY. IT IS ONE LIFE AT A TIME THAT WE ARE CALLED TO SERVE, SHEPHERD, AND SEND OUT INTO THE WORLD TO BE PART OF THE REVIVAL AND RENEWAL OF EVERY PERSON, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND CITY UNTIL JESUS COMES AGAIN.

AS I LOOK AHEAD TO THE YEAR TO COME, YOU WILL HEAR FROM ME AND OUR LEADERSHIP A FOCUS ON HOW EVERYONE WHO CALLS BEL AIR CHURCH THEIR HOME CAN PRACTICALLY PARTICIPATE IN BEING THE CHURCH AT WORK.

IN JANUARY, I WILL LAUNCH A VISION SERIES ENTITLED CHURCH WORK IS FOR EVERYONE. GOD HAS LAID HEAVY ON MY HEART A FOCUS ON:

1. EVERYONE GROWING

2. EVERYONE CONTRIBUTING

3. EVERYONE MINISTERING

4. EVERYONE INVITING

THIS IS THE WORK WE ARE ALL CALLED TO DO AS WE GATHER AND AS WE GO AS A CHURCH AND I AM COMMITTED TO THIS WORK WITH YOU, THROUGH THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT, ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD!

JOYFULLY,

PASTOR DREW