Last night was our first meeting with committed partners of SRC. Some were unable to make it because of work schedules and so forth, but those that were there had a great time. We cooked out, and talked.
Then we pulled up for a round table discussion on my porch and one of the things that stood out to me was the answer to the following question:
“Close your eyes, and think of Oct 1st and you are driving past the Big Vanilla into the parking lot of AACC for the first meeting. You have with your friends, family, and co-workers. At the conclusion of SCR’s first service, you are walking out to your car with the people you invited and what is the one word that you desire for them to describe the service?"
The Answers:
Wow, Energized, Comfortable, Excitement, Different (“all my family is Roman Catholic”), Welcoming, Wonderful, Transforming, and Authentic.
These are good answers, and I think that they match many different churches. But we are one church, and the reason I asked the question is because I believe we need to come to a point of alignment that has a singular answer to that question. When we are so focused as a team for what we're aiming at, I believe that we have the chance to really hit the mark with a "Win".
How do we get there? Well, that will come with team building, and a deeper understanding of our mission and vision. In time...In time.
We've called a day of prayer and fasting this Friday May 19. We're asking each SRCer to participate at some level. And invite any of our prayer partners to join us too. Our specific purpose is to ask for God's favor for us in our target area.
--Ben
2 comments:
The ability to reach each person at his/her level of understanding will likely require more than a single focus. Much like the fable of the elephant examined by blind men, while there may be an attempt at a singular focus, the "elephant", the observation will be determined by the individual perspective.
While I don't believe we'll end up with 100% of our guests all leaving saying the same word, I do feel that we need focus. It's easy to fall into the trap of trying to do more than we can really be effective in. Therefore we'll strive to narrow to the most possible focus, in order to be effective at what we are able. When our focus is mission-driven then we'll know a clear "Win". And uniformly be able to articulate it down to the word.
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