March 23, 2011

The Kind of Church We Want to Become


I'm in line along with about fifty other people in front of the Apple Store in Holyoke waiting to purchase the iPad 2. Many of us have been here since 6am or earlier even though the store doesn't open till 9am. It's pretty amazing when you have something that people want so badly they are willing to wait for hours sitting on the dirty mall floor to get it. 


Similarly, I know of a church where people wait forty-five minutes just to get out of the parking lot when service lets out because there's thousands trying to leave! And they keep coming back week after week. Why? That church has something people want so badly they are willing to put up with major inconveniences to get it. 


Our goal at New Day is to become the kind of place where people will go to great lengths to be a part - where they gladly participate in growth groups, attend on Sunday, give, serve and invite their friends. 

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