Week six preparations

It feels almost weird to say it, but Sunday number six is just days away. What a great ride this has been...What an awesome new church family to get to know and do life with...

This coming Sunday is a fun one as we will be hanging out after our worship gathering for lunch held in my garage (now affectionately known as "The Stuffice"). If you are planning on attending the worship gathering, please plan also for lunch. Jean has been making chili all day today. And if the way that my house smells is any indication, it is going to be goooood! Some have asked what, if anything, they can bring to help out with lunch. If it is that you'd like to contribute, then you should bring a drink item. Also, it would help to bring a folding chair if you have any.

In other news, small group ministry is currently a topic of discussion behind the scenes. Just as the Acts church made it a point to gather regularly in one another's homes, we at The Way want to do the same. As for what will happen at these small group meetings, it will vary some. It could be that dinner and laughter may be the only thing on the agenda
for some, and there could be Bible study and prayer at others. The agenda of the activities is really meant to rest in the hands of those people in the particular groups. After all, our main goal here is to build community with one another and with God; to live the way of Jesus. I feel like allowing the creativity of figuring out what exactly goes on in each small group to rest in the hands of the groups as they get established may better accomplish that task than if I were to dictate what should and shouldn't be done. So, at this time, I'm merely asking you to pray about it. Could you host a group in your home one night a week? Or could you join a small group that you would open your home to on a monthly basis? There really is no better way to get to know the people with whom you worship than to meet with them regularly in this setting.

In addition to that, we have been hard at work behind the scenes working on some promotional materials for The Way. A sneak peek at one of those items can be seen by clicking on this link:

Video #1

and another:

Video #2

If you have friends in you email contacts that are local and without a church home, then send them an email invitation including the link to one or both of these videos. Who knows, it may be all they need to come check us out. Will you do it? Imagine how many people we could reach if we all committed to doing it to all of our email contacts...Think about it. Pray about it. Give it a shot. I'm praying for you. I'm praying for our church. I ask you to continue praying for The Way, as well. Great things are happening, and greater things are yet to come. Grace and Peace be with you.