It has been a while now since we went off to Paisley for Leading Your Church Into Growth and came back full of renewed energy and excitement. Last night a group from the church started working through 4 Studies and A Party. I was a touch apprehensive, would this shortened version have the same kind of impact of those gathered as the full Leading Your Church into Growth had on those of us who attended? It turned out I needn’t have been almost straight away people were enthusing about it, and by the end of the evening they were looking forward to next week and were already seeing mission in a new and more realistic light.
Of course there is tougher stuff to come in the future studies and then the hard work and perseverance to see through any goals, but the first hurdle is over with no refusals, and no fallers. In early June the Vestry along with the Vestry at St Paul’s and St John’s Monklands will also be going through the material in a joint Vestry day, after that there are plans to run another group at St Mark’s. These things never happen overnight, but before the leaves start to turn from green back to browns, oranges and reds I hope that over half the congregation will have been on the course and goals and plans will be in place for the next chapter in the life of St Mark’s congregation.
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