New Year, New Focus

Well, here we are! We've watched the ball drop, enjoyed the black-eyed peas, made our New Year's resolutions, endured the neighbors' fireworks, determined our 2023 reading list, and proclaimed our word for the year. 

Now comes the hard reality of the new year -- the living. What, actually, will we do differently in 2023? Despite the fog of the future, we can hold a few things certain: 

• Christ's return is now a year closer than in January of 2022. As the time gets nearer, we hear the call to pave the way. This gives us increased urgency. 
• We all now have another year of capital development, experience, and perspective. This gives us additional resources. 
• There is so much Christ-honoring work currently being done in Houston by churches and faith-based nonprofits. Lost are finding the way. Refugees are being welcomed. Hungry are being fed. Captives are being set free. Orphans are finding homes. Discouraged are finding mentors. While the trajectory is positive, these ministries need our help and that gives us focused opportunities. 

How will we, as Christ-following Houston-area businesspeople and community leaders, invest our sense of urgency, additional resources, and focused opportunities in 2023? 

Fellowship of Barnabas Partners sits at the intersection of these three areas, honoring Christ as we share our motivation, strategic resources, and knowledge of local ministry needs. We offer very practical ways to multiply professional experiences to bless the community where the Lord has placed us.  

In the spirit of our namesake Barnabas, the Son of Encouragement, “Let us encourage one another all the more as we see the Day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:25).