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I love looking back over old newsletters and seeing not just how the church has developed but how I have grown with it! This time last year our newsletter read like a Church of England proclamation! It was however interesting to note that our attendance this time last year (the last Sunday before Mardi Gras) was around 15, last Sunday we had 44, still strongly affected by parades and parties but much, much better!!
Coming up next month we have a whole host of opportunities to grow and develop. Lent is often a time for reflection, well, why not make it a time for action, and this lent commit to joining our 'experiencing God' course, or transform your financial position with 'Financial Peace University' - or if time is very pressing perhaps our book discussion group would work. A good definition of madness is repeating the same strategies again and again and expecting different outcomes. If our faith lives and physical lives are perfect then change nothing - if they are open to development then commit to something DIFFERENT!
First and foremost, church and faith are dynamic forces, if they merely reinforce our comfort zones then they are probably bogus - God is challenging and leads us onwards and upwards not in a comfortable rut. I look forward to breaking out with you all after Mardi Gras! |
