The New Times
Our new times will be 8:30am, 10:00am, & 11:30am. With the cost of using the school, we wanted to limit the extra amount of time we would need the school as much as possible. With these service times, we are really only adding an extra hour/hour and a half to our proposed time in the school. We couldn't do a Sunday evening because we want that time for our student ministry; PULSE. And with us setting up on Saturday, we would be eliminating our Dream Team's weekends almost completely if we did a Saturday night service. We intentionally changed each service time to force people to a certain service. No one gets to just sit still and not make a decision.
Which Service Should YOU Attend?
Obviously, we want you to attend whichever one is best for you and your family. But here's something to consider. Most people who are looking for a new church or even those who are far from God, will probably attend the middle service. It's not too early for them to get up, and it's not too late for them to get out and do whatever activities they may have planned.
If you are a Dream Team Owner, we are asking that you attend either the 8:30 or 11:30 service to allow room for growth in that 10:00 service. You can serve one of the other services. Remember, most of you get there around 7:00-7:30am anyways, so the early service shouldn't be that big of a deal. And as for the late service, we are only going 30 minutes longer than usual. Most of us don't leave the school until 1:00pm anyways, so it shouldn't be a huge issue. We try to keep our services right at an hour to an hour and 10 minutes.
Won't It Look Empty at First?
Possibly, but remember, we are preparing for the people that aren't there yet. It's YOUR job to get those seats filled. What's one of our core values?
WE SEEK THOSE FAR FROM GOD: We believe
found people find people. We relentlessly seek to invite and welcome in people
from all lifestyles to hear the gospel and experience the love of Christ. And
we are intentional and creative in how we reach them.
If you are "All In", you should have a relentless passion to invite people who don't attend church to one of our worship experiences. If God has changed your life, don't you want others to experience that, too?
Remember, It's About Big House, Not Big Service
Our goal is to build a body of believers and help them reach spiritual maturity by helping them discover their God given purpose, not just have big services. (Loving Jesus, Loving People, Empowering Lives) Let's not focus on an individual attendance each week, but on the fact that as a church we are seeing a gradual increase in all of our areas of health: attendance average, giving, and serving. We believe adding this service will help us reach more people and give more diversity in serving.
We Need YOU (yes you) To Get Involved
Another one of our core values is this:
WE SERVE: We believe saved people serve people.
God has called leaders to “equip the saints to do the work of the ministry.”
If you are not currently serving, what are you waiting for? An invitation? Here it is, Please, Please, sign up to serve somewhere. We have immediate teams you can serve on. Here are a few: Set up/Tear Down, VIP (Greeters), Hospitality, Usher, Production, GKids, and more! It takes a lot of people to serve a BIG dream. Are serving this dream, or are you weighing it down with your contentment? If you believe in the mission/vision of this church, then put that into action.
Remember, March 10th is when this kicks off. Tell anyone and everyone. That is also our 1 Year Anniversary Service. Our sermon series will be called "All In". You do NOT want to miss this! It's an exciting time and another season of growth and change for our church. As we approach one year, let's serve with an attitude of gratitude. Let's serve together to reach our city with a relentless passion.
So...who's All In?
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