December 6, 2023

In this season of Advent, how are you holding on to hope? It is a season of sensing the now and the not yet. We are reminded in the words of Isaiah 43, the message that God is up to something. What is God up to with you? Perceive it. Look for it. Anticipate it. This week I am meeting with the Organization Development and Strategy Unit (ODS) bringing together about 40 people, including for the first time our growth team. Being deep, bold and daring starts with each of us and invites us to work together. Pray for all of our 2,516 communities of faith.  In some activities we placed ourselves out according to when we started working in a church. In another, when we started working for the national church, and some are in the “not yet” as they anticipate their new positions beginning in January. Practice radical hospitality and be intentional to include everyone. What sorts of questions might you ask others to learn about each other as you chat and share fellowship? Be blessed in this time of Advent-uring and feeling God’s presence filling us all with hope.