*There is a natural gravitation that pulls people to the 11:00. 9:30 was really low with many regulars out with sickness but 11:00 was packed! Our numbers have held strong even with all of the sickness. As a leader it's a constant battle to not allow numbers to control your mood and thinking. Numbers are not success. Life-change is the guage. Tons of that happening.
*Our first partnership class was great. Besides covering all of the foundational stuff we rolled out "Find Your Fit". This the tool we will be using to help people find where they are gifted and plug them into ministry. Cassi is doing a great job pulling this together. This tool is going to have HUGE impact on our future.
*Our Next Steps class is coming soon. If you are new to the church, ready to take the next steps in your relationship with Christ or a brand new believer... this class is for you. Check it out and get signed up.
*Our pre-schoolers were in the parking lot washing cars! We have them Serving-The-World early! Good job Imagination Station Team Leaders!
* Two hands went up yesterday to accept Christ as Lord and Savior for the very first time! That's what I'm talking about! Way to go God!
*The building... Well if you haven't figured it out by now... I'm not a big cheerleader or hype builder when it comes to this sort of thing. I'm doing everything I can to keep the business of church and the ministry of church seperated... so often I try to play things close to the vest. In place of the rah, rah hype I'm patiently working, planning, waiting, praying, and expecting God to move in the lives of people to make this thing happen. In spite of the economy I'm still believing God is calling us to reach this community in a big way which means we need space... I honestly appreciate the patience and trust of the BODers. You can know that things are happening behind the scenes. I say all of that to say this. Yesterday one of our partners/BODers handed me a check for $20,000.00. Not a miss print. TWENTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS toward campus development! He simply said, "We're in." That makes the second family to take this big step, which puts us half-way toward our goal of $200,000 before we break ground. It takes faith to take the step. It's not the size of the investment, it's the size of the sacrifice that matters. The majority of BODers cannot make a contribution this size but ALL can make an equal sacrifice. Being ON-MISSION means "all in"... including your finances. You can know that our building will be simple and functional. Every penny will be maximized as we work to be good stewards of all that God has blessed us with. I'd expect that we will take the white chairs with us... :) Even with the high costs I'm trusting that once we meet the $200,000 goal God will provide what is needed to finish a project we can afford. Now the question is... are you all in?
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