So, a few posts ago you may notice that i wrote about “hating” small groups.
well, i don’t hate small groups, i have just been frustrated about the WAY small groups are treated in the local church around America.

So, now, here’s the rub.

As theedge church is growing larger, we are looking for ways to “become smaller.” we realize that our people are not connecting as easily as they did before. it’s taking longer for families to connect and make friends at theedge, because we are not a small group anymore.

with that as our dilemma, we are looking for ways to help people connect and get to know others in the church. and what’s the best way to do that? you guessed it…smaller groups!

i have been studying small groups like crazy for the past few weeks. what works? what doesn’t? what’s the best for theedge? closed? open?

we are just in the process of getting started, so if there is anyone out there who would like to contribute to the discussion please reply and let me know what you think? i could use all the help you got!

peace.out.

This is it! Sunday is coming! The reason we live… the reason we are… the reason for everything…
is Easter!

So here are a few pre-Easter thoughts i have for anyone who would like to know (and i’m not stupid enough to think that a lot of people out there care at ALL what i think), but here goes…

Why is Easter such a big deal? I mean, why do we in “church world” get all worked up into a religious tizzy over Easter? Sure, i get it! I mean, I understand that Jesus is alive, i understand that he rose from the dead, and if he had not, then there would be no such thing as Christianity.

But, here’s the rub…at least for me. Shouldn’t we celebrate Jesus and His completed work EVERY DAY! I mean, doesn’t Jesus Himself say that we should take up our cross………daily!
Easter, if i’m not mistaken, is about the cross. or, you could say the cross event. Which means we should be consciously aware, every day of our lives, of Jesus and his work on the cross for humanity.

I just get a little tired of churches doing stuff on Easter that they never do any other Sunday of the year. what does that say to our people? what does that say to our guests? if i didn’t know any better i would think christians aren’t “smokin’ what they’re sellin’.”

it just seems disingenuous to live a certain way the whole year and then come to Easter and turn it to something else.

just some thoughts. i’m sure this has been really helpful.

my moral of the story….ummm….let’s try to live like Easter every day!!!!!

peace.out.