Dave preached a sermon in January on a six-letter word that few people actively like: CHANGE. Change is often feared by people who are comfortable with what is familiar and ‘safe’. Others relish change, flitting from one project to another like a butterfly. The challenge for the church is to be flexible enough to change and adapt where necessary while remaining true to foundational principles which do not change.
As we look ahead to the future, we also had the opportunity last night to talk about how things can change… and if people have ideas and suggestions, we want to know about them. The following questions need to be considered by all:
- How does what we do when we are together inform and inspire what happens when we’re not together?
- What do you want to see happen in church?
- What do you want the church to be involved in which we are currently not doing at the moment?
There will be an opportunity today to give answers to those questions and you can always comment online also as we seek to discover new things the church can be involved in!
Some of the new plans already in the pipeline include:
- special events over the Easter weekend (3-5 April) to help us to focus on the death and resurrection of Christ
- a church day trip to Bridlington on Bank Holiday Monday (4 May)
- running sessions to explore basic Christian teaching and doctrine (suitable for those interested in knowing more about Christianity or who have just become Christians as well as those who want to know how to share their faith more effectively)
- ways to make the Bible studies more accessible to all, even if you are not able to attend the actual meeting
- how to be more involved with missions, including the possibility of a missions trip to India to work with Fredrick and Reeba
Barack Obama once said ‘Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time.’ We are instrumental in the changes that God wants to bring, because He graciously invites us to be involved in His work. Let’s embrace the changes that He brings: ‘See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.’ (Is 43:19)