Reflections on Easter 2010

Easter 2010 has come and gone. Here are some of my personal reflections on the day, as well as some positive happenings I see at GFMC generally as a result of the event.

I see a church that is increasingly understanding that we exist for the purpose of serving others.  It takes a huge number of volunteers to make an event like our Easter service at the high school happen, but you folks came out in droves to do whatever it takes to make the event impactful.  THANK YOU!  You are the best volunteers on the planet!  I can't wait to see what you can do with Rock Our World!

Pastor Paul has said that the church is the only organization that exists for the sake of those who are not yet a part of it!  And I see that GFMC is moving away from feeling like we have to have tons of activities (all ages) and all-church fellowship (events which have typically been about 'us') in order to 'feel' like a church!  We are closer to the Bible's idea of church when we spend more of our time finding ways to serve our community (outside our walls) than we do ourselves (inside our walls).  I see GFMC increasingly heading in that direction!

I see Kidventure becoming a key part of our identity at GFMC.  It will increasingly be a front door for GFMC, meaning that Kidventure will be many folk's first experience of who we are in our community.

Lastly, I see GFMC making a great transition from a single-unit church (where the goal is everyone knowing everyone else, but not very well) to a church of small groups (where the goal is to know a few, but know them very well).  It has taken time, but this transition has been allowing people to give themselves to others and be given to by others--spiritually, emotionally, financially, etc, in ways that simply couldn't happen before.

I am so thankful to be a part of GFMC at a time like this.  Transitions are hard, even good ones, but transitions made to put us in a better position to be what God desires us to be are always worth the difficulty.  

Thanks for who you are GFMC!