Earlier I posted related to team-based ministry. I wanted to give you the background of how the SRC Service Planning Team came together. At the end of 2008 I was at a really low point in ministry. I was carrying all of the ministry at SRC by myself and wasn't doing a great job. I knew things had to change, I started by holding a retreat for small group leaders. Training leaders was critical to start sharing the responsibility of leading the church. In addition I started asking for volunteers to join me for a Service Planning Team. I wrote personal letters to a bunch of people in the church, followed up by phone calls, and every one of them declined. In the spring we held a Friend Day and had not one new friend come. That was one of the worst days of my professional life. The reason it was such a failure is that I was trying to do it all myself and had done a terrible job of promoting it and helping our members invite their friends. I knew I needed help.
For months I prayed for help and at a Member Meeting I shared again with the group how drained on creativity I felt. I felt that I couldn't think a creative thought to save my life. It was out of that meeting that Sarah volunteered to start helping and then later Ariel. Before the team started working SRC had become a church that I wouldn't have attended if I had a choice. But the last three months has seen a major turnaround, and I couldn't be more thankful. Last night as we met I think we had a huge breakthrough for upcoming services that are going to build on what started with God In The Great Outdoors. I'll keep you posted on that.
--Ben
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