A Future... From The Basics

Hard work. Sweat. Prayer. Pondering. Drafting. Changing. Reading. And a lot of all of that.

Back in January, more than 50 of us met together with my friend, Leonard Lee, with the express intention of setting the future of FCC to be more effective in our service to God and His original intentions for us.  As we emerged from the two-day, seven-hour process, we came away recognizing that, over time, many American churches, us included, had strayed away from the fundamental template that Jesus had left for those who would become part of His family -- His church -- in the generations and centuries to follow.  It was a bit startling, since the basic plan is pretty plain!

Eight months later, and after a lot of hard work from our Disciple-Making Team, we’re underway!  Over the next few weeks we’ll lay out the framework and first steps in this process of becoming the church of disciples who are intentionally becoming disciple-makers as we grow toward maturity in our individual and collective walk with God.

Our hope is to engage many of you who have made growing and maturity in Christ a part of your life would create a mentor/discipler relationship with one or two others who are new in their faith, making time and sharing life together for the next year. This goes beyond just hanging out and even beyond holding each other accountable; it’s setting out to intentionally aid in growing them up in their walk with God so they can ultimately begin mentoring and leading others in the same way.

The process being developed by the Disciple-Making leadership will provide ongoing coaching and support throughout the year in order to make the Mentor/Discipler’s work more effective and rewarding.  Everyone involved will be learning a lot, especially in this startup year, so those who choose to participate will be part of a ground-floor feedback group who will help the leadership team develop even more effective support for Disciplers in the future.

The point? Will you come and see what we’re up to these next two Sundays?  And would you consider where you might fit?  Perhaps you’re not sure of whether you are ready to join in this time, but would like to find out how to prepare to lead in the future?  We’ll try to answer your questions as well as whet your appetite!  See you then!

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