I'm sitting here thinking about what to do next. No, not what to do next today, but what to do next at Calvary Church. What’s next for us? Do we plan for another building? That may be a necessity in the future and certainly we have made provision for it in the long range planning, but that is not what I am sitting here thinking about. I am thinking about what it next for us to do as a church. It has been so exciting to see God gathering a large crowd at Calvary each Sunday. As we experience this growth it must stimulate us to action.
First, I believe we must have a vertical what’s next focus. We should be rejoicing in what God has done on our behalf. Rejoice that we are in a new building. Rejoice that there are no stairs. Rejoice that there are multiple bathrooms. Rejoice that there is no mold. Rejoice every time you come around the corner and you see the new building where you get to worship God and serve others.
Second, we must have a horizontal what’s next focus. I must focus on serving this growing congregation. How do we do that? We do this in part by never taking one another for granted. As God increases His church numerically it is easy to get caught up in the frenzied excitement of numbers and neglect the individuals who represent those numbers. We must redouble our efforts to love one another every time we see each other.
Another way we do this is by working hard to get to know the new people who are coming. Don’t be afraid to approach somebody and say, “Hey, I know I’ve asked this before, but could you tell me your name again? You see, we’re not used to this many people coming and we love it, so I am making an effort to get to know people personally by writing everyone’s name down.” Wouldn’t it be cool to see the regular Calvary people carrying around notebooks writing down visitor’s names? By doing this I think we would communicate to people that we really do want to get to know them and that we’d love to see them back!
Grace & Peace,
Scott
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