Thursday, January 25, 2007
Busy fun etc.
So, I started blogging again only to stop for more than 30 days. It may be time to kill this blog folks. folks? hello?
Oh well, everybody left and I can't blame them.
Great stuff happening really. We've been building some great friendships with some awesome people and that has been incredibly lifegiving. Our Small group has exploded. Last week we had 14 adults and 14 kids. and 3 adults were missing. Our home is 1400 sq feet, nearly half of that is bedrooms...so it was full. And fun. So that's been great though to see new people connecting. Next month (Feb) we will be splitting - two couples will start new groups and at least one family will be joining one of them (net loss 6 adults, 8 kids). This will be hard as we've grown close to these people, but the reality is we all know more disconnected people and we're just out of space.
I just re-read that and I hope it doesn't sound boastful. To be honest, our small group isn't anything special so it's gotta be God who is growing it. And we haven't really sought growth, though we've invited a lot of people to come (because they were disconnected). It's interesting to see actually how organic, natural growth, can be exciting and to be honest, it makes me want more growth (which could be a very prideful desire to be honest). I wonder how many pastors have felt that way - God doing amazing things which bring numerical growth and then seeking that. It's almost counter-intuitive; like "stop trying to grow so you can grow; and then be satisfied if you don't?"
Maybe not. Maybe I am extrapolating a bit much there.
Oh well, everybody left and I can't blame them.
Great stuff happening really. We've been building some great friendships with some awesome people and that has been incredibly lifegiving. Our Small group has exploded. Last week we had 14 adults and 14 kids. and 3 adults were missing. Our home is 1400 sq feet, nearly half of that is bedrooms...so it was full. And fun. So that's been great though to see new people connecting. Next month (Feb) we will be splitting - two couples will start new groups and at least one family will be joining one of them (net loss 6 adults, 8 kids). This will be hard as we've grown close to these people, but the reality is we all know more disconnected people and we're just out of space.
I just re-read that and I hope it doesn't sound boastful. To be honest, our small group isn't anything special so it's gotta be God who is growing it. And we haven't really sought growth, though we've invited a lot of people to come (because they were disconnected). It's interesting to see actually how organic, natural growth, can be exciting and to be honest, it makes me want more growth (which could be a very prideful desire to be honest). I wonder how many pastors have felt that way - God doing amazing things which bring numerical growth and then seeking that. It's almost counter-intuitive; like "stop trying to grow so you can grow; and then be satisfied if you don't?"
Maybe not. Maybe I am extrapolating a bit much there.
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