Be the Church Sunday

It was early in my ministry career and I came across an idea in outreach magazine: cancel worship and get out into the community to do projects. It seemed like a great way to both love neighbor as you love yourself AND to make disciples.

Fast forward to my appointment this year as the pastor at Rockbridge Church and it just so happens that Rev. Wade Killough, the founding pastor at Rockbridge, had started a Be the Church Sunday. The idea was the same! One more reason that I love my appointment at Rockbridge and that we are such a good fit.

It may seem like a crazy idea, to go out into the community on a Sunday morning! What if people get mad that you don't have worship? What if a visitor shows up? Why are we doing this? I wanted to take a few moments today and explain BTC, why we do it and why you should participate!

1. Be the Church Sunday is a gathering of local churches in Cedar Park and Leander. For 2 Sundays out of the year, we live out our call to serve others by leaving the walls of the church and serving in the community. What a great testimony to who God is, especially as we near the birth of Jesus. That story is all about God coming into the mess of the world. Be the Church is about being incarnational and active in the community we live in.

2. The Why. Can you imagine what it would be like to have someone help you out for no other reason than they care? Especially when they are changing their schedule and life to do it. That is what this is all about! Engaging our neighbors with the love of Christ! Its a gift freely offered, and also an invitation. Won't you join us next time?

3. You should participate because it is an easy way to make an impact right now. It can be hard to actually serve, even if you want to. We take all the stress out of the event, you sign-up and then you help.

Click on the picture to signup for your slot!



I hope to see you there on Nov 26! The Kickoff worship event is at 8am at Veterans Park, and then we will head out on our projects from there.

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