Friday, June 06, 2008

Double Vision

What an exciting, crazy, tiring Sunday it was this past week as launched our 2nd Sunday morning gathering! The band played and rocked out twice.... great job team! I spoke twice... man that was weird. And we have over 100 kid and adults come through our doors. Praise God!
Did I mention we did this on June 1st?

Recently I heard another church planter challenge a group of pastors on when and how we launch second services. Normally, churches and leaders wait until you’re well past the 100 barrier to make such a move. This man hinted strongly that churches should launch a second service... sooner than later. Provide another “door way” for people to seek, connect and grow with God. Plus... if you’ve got 200 or more people, it’s emotionally harder to launch a smaller, new service. If you do it at the 100 mark, gatherings of 45-60 aren’t that small. Emotionally people can risk and do it sooner than later.

So we’re trying a second gathering.
We’re committed to a long term test of this concept, not a one of two we experiement. It’s an exciting for us, to not settle in a play it safe... but rather stay on the edge and risk for God’s kingdom.

Great job everyone for staying focused and doing things so well this weekend. May we continue to move with God, expecting him to build his church as focus on serving and loving people.

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