Thursday, November 30, 2006

A Big Decision?



Right now I'm feeling the weight of what seems like a big decision for our church. We are currently at over 90% capacity in 2 services at our current meeting location (public high school). It's been a fantastic location for us and we've really enjoyed it, however, we just don't have that many empty seats at optimal inviting hours.

So, we are investigating three options:
1. Doing more services at our current location. We are requesting permission for this now.
2. Moving to another bigger rental location. We're investigating all our options in town currently.
3. Leasing and renovating an existing location. This seems to be the most affordable option to have a space 24/7, but it's still not cheap at all.
4. Buy property and build a building. This is an exciting thought, but totally unrealistic at this stage of the game for us.

This is the question I'm asking, "What will help us reach the most people in this city?" Another question that must be asked at the same time is, "What can we realisticly afford? What is a good stretch for us and what is too much?" These are the questions I'm asking at this point, but I'm not sure how we will find these answers. This is what's "keeping me up at night."

I want so badly for us to make the best decision and I don't want to harm our church or the momentum we're currently experiencing. But I'm also asking, "Where is my faith?" Is it in my ability to make perfect decisions? Is it in my ability to gather all the right data? Is a great leader the one who knows all the right things to do? Or is a great leader the person who seeks wise counsel, works hard to gather accurate data, lays all his agendas before the Lord, and says "God, lead us and we will follow."

I'm trying to figure out all of this right now. This is my faith in action in leadership in the local church and I'm grateful to have the opportunity!

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