Posted by thistle on October 30, 2002 at 15:14:52:
In Reply to: my thoughts on the building.......ownership... posted by phunkle kitten on October 29, 2002 at 14:03:32:
I'm glad to see a couple of people are excited about a new beginning. I'm excited, too, but a little nervous that we don't have enough people that are excited and commited enough to make it work. I've told Steven that we should move away a million times, but he really feels called to be a part of this body. Don't get me wrong, you guys are my tribe and much loved, but I want to be a part of a ministry where everyone invests themselves. I don't want people to think of PU as if it is Steve's church, or the Meigs' church. It needs to be OUR chuch. It will only be what we make it (through God, of course). God needs to have a faithful few who are called to this type of ministry who are willing to be used. This means hard work, prayer, faithfulness, etc. I will never fit into a typical church, and I feel called to be a part of a ministry that reaches out to others who feel uncomfortable in a conventional church. It is great that we all minister to each other, but I feel like we need to start reaching out as a body. The new building will be a wonderful vehicle for outreach, but a vehicle needs to have people to drive it. Unfortunately, until enough people really make a commitment to serve, the church will not grow because newcomers usually don't come back to a body of 20-30 people because it feels a little uncomfortable when half the church shows up half the time and a visitor is sitting in a room with 10 people. Does that make any sense? I'm excited, yet apprehensive. If this falls apart, we may not have another chance to have this sort of a ministry. Maybe some of you belong in a typical church, but I don't. If this doesn't work, I'm packing my bags. Uh, if Steve says it's okay ;)