For those of you that have been following my posts, you know that our first Sunday to have our Core Group meetings was this past Sunday. Last week was a blur as we were transforming my house into a meeting place that would accommodate about 30 people.
I asked the group to get here at 9:00 am, because I didn't know how long it was going to take to get the garage all set up and the children's area worked out. To my surprise and joy, everyone was here on time and we had the whole thing set up and ready to go in about 20 minutes. Everyone pitched in and before we knew it, we were ready for our time of preaching and teaching. These people are amazing.
We had everything up and going that any church in town would have had, just on a smaller scale. Everything from coffee bar to a giving kiosk to the check-in station for the kids was set up and ready. I want to set a culture of excellence from the very beginning because excellence in all things relates to trust in the message.
When you find a disciplined person, they are usually disciplined in all areas of life. And the same is true when you find an undisciplined person, that he or she is so in all areas. So, it is important that when people come to your church that you present yourself as a people of discipline and excellence. This tells the visitor that you will be excellent in your interpretation of the scriptures and in the care of their souls, just as you are with everything else.
Very few times do people see or pay attention to organization, because being organized is the standard of living. But people will immediately detect disorganization and remember because it directly affects them. We, as the people of God, must always strive for excellence and discipline as we are ambassadors for the Lord Jesus Christ and speak on His behalf the ministry and message of reconciliation.
"Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20
I asked the group to get here at 9:00 am, because I didn't know how long it was going to take to get the garage all set up and the children's area worked out. To my surprise and joy, everyone was here on time and we had the whole thing set up and ready to go in about 20 minutes. Everyone pitched in and before we knew it, we were ready for our time of preaching and teaching. These people are amazing.
We had everything up and going that any church in town would have had, just on a smaller scale. Everything from coffee bar to a giving kiosk to the check-in station for the kids was set up and ready. I want to set a culture of excellence from the very beginning because excellence in all things relates to trust in the message.
When you find a disciplined person, they are usually disciplined in all areas of life. And the same is true when you find an undisciplined person, that he or she is so in all areas. So, it is important that when people come to your church that you present yourself as a people of discipline and excellence. This tells the visitor that you will be excellent in your interpretation of the scriptures and in the care of their souls, just as you are with everything else.
Very few times do people see or pay attention to organization, because being organized is the standard of living. But people will immediately detect disorganization and remember because it directly affects them. We, as the people of God, must always strive for excellence and discipline as we are ambassadors for the Lord Jesus Christ and speak on His behalf the ministry and message of reconciliation.
"Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20
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