Actually, (knock on wood) our monthly business meetings haven't been what you'd call, MANIACAL, in quite some time. I guess its been close to a year now that I started doing them after our regular "SNACK 'N STUDY" time of Bible discussion, coffee, etc. Maybe folks are too worn out from listening to me teach for 30 minutes to fight about nonsensical stuff? Lol.
We do have alot before us to meet about this year as a church. God has nearly doubled our church family in just under 4 years. And, as AWESOME as that is to be a part of, we do have a few growing pains.
Of course, we know we're still a "Small" church by most definitions (avg. around 110 on Sunday Mornings). But, we also know we serve a "BIG" God! So, we believe 2010 could be a BIG year for us if we catch on to some of our "BIG" God's visions. The time is yesterday for us to grab onto a new, multipurpose building vision. We could also use at least a used 12-15 passenger van. I could use an old truck...just kidding (not really...mid 80's model Chevy/GMC, please ;)
Our "CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP" starts back up tonight for high schoolers, college age, and folks on up in their 20's. My Associate Pastor, Zach, has done a great job with the little kids. He'll have 20 or so come down front for his quick kids' devotion on Sunday Mornings. But, having something for young people in high school on up has been on some of our hearts for a long time. We've tried a few different times to kickstart it, but it just fizzled after an outing or two.
Pray with me that the core group of 8-10 we have now will catch fire and reach others . There's 2 to 3 times that in our own church family/extended family, if we could just reach 'em. Folks, we ABSOLUTELY MUST reach/keep them at this CRITICAL age in their lives. It is SO HARD to get them to come back in their 30's or later, if they've been gone for 10 years or longer and are settled into different ways of thinking, living, etc. Please pray about this with me...
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