Take Two

This Sunday we are beginning our first Sunday School extension. I am very excited to be a part of this. The extension is actually part of our Food Bank ministry. The apartment complex we are going to is federally subsidized and therefore all of the residents are eligible for the Food Bank. The complex has 156 units and having children is a requirement to live there.

Our plan is to serve breakfast to whomever shows up and then transition into Sunday School. The goal is to develop the habit of attending church every Sunday morning so that after 12 weeks we can transfer those from the extension to the main church. Ideally, you would then start over again. We are having outreach at the apartments this Saturday and will be hanging fliers and other information on every unit. I’m really excited at the possibilities.

One other goal of the next twelve weeks is to hone the process so that it can be expanded as a way to start preaching points and daughter works. This is, after all, what Jesus would do. He didn’t sit in the synagogue and wait for folks to show up. He went out to the people; preaching to them where they were at and ministering to them in their locality. The Great Commission is go, teach, and baptize. It is not build it and they will come.

Having said all of that, I really feel like I have clear direction at this point with regard for this ministry. After I returned to Mount Vernon, I kind of wandered in the wilderness for a number of months sans direction. It appears now that God was doing some tune-up work on me so that He could use me more effectively. And I’m still playing the drums when I’m at the main church. 

Keep our efforts in prayer. Over the next 12 months, I would like to see as many as five or six extensions started- including one in the city where we hope to end up. I’ll keep you updated in this space as we progress.