The Reproducing Church Team Dinner was great! Last Saturday night we brought together some of the people from Community who have decided to join NewThing's Reproducing Church Team. Over 100 people gathered at JFK Middle School where our new Plainfield Campus meets for great food, lots of fun interacting with new friends, and some very inspiring vision about where God is taking NewThing in the future.
Aaron Monts, a NewThing leadership resident who will be launching a new church in San Francisco in 2009 shared his experience at Community over the past nine months. Greg Lee, lead pastor at Suncrest Christian Church in St. John, Indiana talked about the impact NewThing has had on his church and staff as they become a reproducing church. Dave and I took a few minutes to share the vision God has given NewThing to double the number of churches in our networks, recruit 10 more leadership residents, and hold four recruiting events in four different cities in the next year.
One of the most amazing things about the evening for me was to realize just how many people who attend Community don't know the incredible impact they are having all over the country. For more reflections on the evening, check out Greg Lee's blog. Not only is Greg the lead pastor at Suncrest, he also leads one of NewThing's three networks. Sherry Gossman who continues to volunteer lots of time with NewThing from her remote office in Omaha, NB also blogged about the dinner. Check it out here.
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