We had a TERRIFIC service this past Sunday! It was so good to hear all the testimonies from this past week’s mission trip. I am so proud of all of you! It was very moving to hear story after story of all the people you served and lives you touched with the love of Christ. What a powerful testimony of what can happen when the church is unleashed to truly BE the church God has called us to be!

I was also very proud of our teens who led us in worship on Sunday (as well as each night of the mission trip). You did a great job! Thank you for stepping up and sharing your gifts.

Along with being super encouraged by all the testimonies, Sunday’s service also reminded me of something we constantly champion at Christ’s Church. One of the things that I teach in our new member classes is that a church’s “success” is determined, not by its seating capacity, but by its sending capacity. (That’s not to denigrate large churches, the early church was a large church!)

But regardless of whether a church is averaging a hundred, a thousand, or even ten-thousand or more, the focus is never limited to how many people are showing up on Sunday morning, but rather, of that number, what percentage, over time, are actively using their gifts in ministry and mission as growing disciples of Jesus?

Sunday’s celebration of last week’s mission was an encouraging expression of that emphasis – P.T.L.!!