The first was getting the Sunday service started. We are doing it! Awesome.
Now we move onto our next resolution:
Seeing 200 people in worship by Easter.
Easter is only 4 weeks away.
We've had as many as 160.
We better get bringing!
Why do I care about breaking the 200 barrier? I'm glad I asked myself that again, because too quickly this can become a numbers game. Here are some reasons...
- Every number represents a person, and we are all about people.
- More than 300,000 PEOPLE in London never go to church, and therefore we can only assume have never been invited to worship, feel far from God, and are craving a connection with God and people.
- Our team works really hard, and I think everyone in London would be blessed by our service.
- Because I love our church I can genuinely say that I just want to share in a good thing, is that so wrong?!
- Our auditorium seats 350- why not want to fill it up?
- The theatre has 9 other auditoriums seating over 1000, why not fill them up?
- I like big events! I like the energy. The more the merrier I say.
- God desires worship- the more the merrier He says! (Revelation 5:13)
- We want to see people far from God come close to God- getting an invitation and being brought to worship is a great way to make that happen.
- As the service grows it's proof that we are making more connections with the community.
It's really easy to get stuck in a rut. 200 people is a very manageable rut. Getting out means breaking molds. You have to let go of the reins and expand the organization- staff must be hired, roles clarified, responsibilities divided, etc.
Getting past 200, I believe, will almost guarantee that our church will continue to grow. It's kind of the "all or nothing" principle. If we can't keep our church all wrapped up in a little group, then we might as well let nothing stop our growth! 200, 2000, whatever- we might as well keep moving forward!
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