Grow, Belong, and Serve

God was definitely with us this morning. Pastor Nathan simply asked the group when and how we might continue to meet on a regular basis now that the 9:30 service is starting. The discussion quickly shifted from how we might find a time for the CORE group to meet, toward how we could connect new people. We want our guests to feel like they belong from their first visit. We brainstormed ways to entice our new worship attendees to stick around for fellowship after the service so we might begin building relationships with them. It soon became clear that a service project could be the means to do that. God put the right people in the room this morning and provided the ideas. We left with a clear vision of what we were being called to do.

So, starting this Sunday, following the 9:30 service, worshipers will be invited to Fellowship Hall for coffee, conversation, and a short service project. Our vision is that this will be an opportunity for us to meet our guests in a more informal setting, and to provide our guest with a way to be connected and serving from their first visit. We plan to meet for a mission project like this every Sunday.

And beginning in January, we will form small groups for intentional faith development which might meet on a weeknight. We might start as one group or find that growth requires that we form several groups by that point to meet the needs of our 9:30 community.

I do hope you'll join us for worship at 9:30 and stick around for a service project. This week we'll be signing Thank You cards for the teachers at our neighborhood schools. There will be childcare for infant-PreK, and school-aged children will be invited to help us with a special project for the schools as well.