January is about over. The church has selected new officers for the coming year. We have seen our attendance on Sunday mornings go above 140 for the last four weeks in a row. God is blessing the people known as Pine Forest Estates Baptist Church.
Our goal is to make church essential to the lives of our people this year. When I talk about church, attendance is not really the main issue. It is important, but church is much more than attendance. May God help us to be the people that He wants us to be this year. As we meet each other's needs and develop relationships for fellowship and ministry, the church becomes essential to our lives.
Recently, I read a statement about making the church essential that caught my eye. The statement went something like this. "It ought to be harder to leave a church than it is to join one." In general, it is easy to leave a church. Our hope is that we can develop a culture, through discipleship that keeps track of and supports our members. We must get better at meeting the needs of the body of Christ.
As life changes and life stages change, we must grow in our knowledge of people. The old adage says, "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." We do care. Now we need to do a better job of showing it. Can you think of any ways to demonstrate your care for the body of Christ? Let's demonstrate that the church (people) is essential (can't live without it) this year.
