Saturday morning (3.7.09) rolled around and our very first Launch Community* was upon us. I didn’t really know what to expect, whether those who had RSVP’d or said, “Hey I’ll be there,” would actually show up or if we’d be left standing there at square-one needing to seriously retool our entire approach towards planting this new church. Fortunately, my greatest fears and the worst case scenario didn’t play out before my very eyes!
As we prepared and envisioned what our first Launch Community would look like I said time and again, “If we have 10 people there that’d be great! If we have 15 that’d blow my mind!” Well, neither of those classifications fit. For our very first Launch Community, 17 people showed up to participate in this new thing taking shape in the city! I could hardly believe it, but it left me realizing two things that morning : 1) There is a real need in this city for a new church; 2) God is up to something BIG! and this is just the beginning!
We spent the morning introducing ourselves to each other, eating a fantastic brunch and dreaming together of what this new church could look like to truly make a difference in the city of San Francisco. We talked about how we can impact the community for good—to literally be an integral part of hepling this city succeed—to how we could serve the city and the important aspects of who we truly want to be at our very core. It was a fun morning, an exciting morning, and the anticipation for what’s next was palpable! I can’t wait till next month… April 4th at 10:30a when we get to do it again and take another BIG step forward towards launching this new church. I’m looking forward to seeing who’ll join us next, who’ll step up to the plate and how God will continue to bring together the right people for this time to create something that will long outlive all of us!
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*Launch Community is a gathering of people who are interested in joining with us in launching this new church in the city of San Francisco.
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Sweet, Montsy. I look forward to seeing what God does there. We’ll pray for you guys.
Great to see such a turn out. People will follow your leadership. God’s gifted you, indeed, however twisted some of your views are.
Live in Him and through you, souls will be won for the kingdom. Blessings, bro…
Right on! Abby and I wished to be there so much and can’t wait to come and physically be a part of the community. We need to chat soon in more detail about this!
Thanks everybody, keep praying for us! We’ve got some great momentum building and we don’t want to get in the way and squash it!
Keep rolling Monts. I am excited for you guys.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You guys took a heck of a big step – well done.