We had a great meeting last night with the members of SRC. It was really a first meeting of meetings to come. In preparation for the meeting I realized that it is a lacking part of what we've been trying to do as a church. So much stuff kept coming to mind clouding my original intent for the meeting and I believe that's because we haven't met in so long. Stuff was flooding my mind. So I had to really dial it down and stick to what the meeting was about, knowing that we'll have future meetings to discuss other things.
I was so proud of the heart that I saw in the people. I believe that we have a team developing that really wants to go to the next level as a church. Now preparations begin. I'm calling our church to two initiatives in preparation for our January meeting:
- Prayer -- We are in an essentially spiritual business. If we think that we can get to a desired vision as a church without the supernatural work and favor of God, we are mistaken. I'm calling our church to pray for God to reveal his plan for our church.
- Bible Reading -- I'm calling our church to read the book of Acts over the next two months. I want us to specifically look for the priniciples of what the thriving new church did to expand the church. What were their habits. What did they learn. What did they become. Please take notes along with your reading. It will be a matter of discussion in January.
This week I'll be responding to thoughts that people handed in last night at the meeting. Everyone was given an index card on which to write comments or questions that they would not have voiced publicly. They will no doubt be revisited in future discussions, but I wanted to go ahead and give you my perspective on them. I hope you'll come back to keep up on the discussion.
--Ben
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