What I Read On Vacation
My friend Dave gave me a book to read on vacation. I confess I am not the person to sit back and just enjoy a book for the sake of enjoyment. If I am going to read a book it has to have a point. It has to teach me something. Well. "Fusion" is that kind of book; challenging me to rethink evangelism. The point of the book is how to "turn first time guests at your church into fully engaged members of your church." I would say it like this "how do we create an environment where people quickly experience grace and then stay long enough to turn around and give grace to others." This is an important concept to grasp. See, church is basically a numbers game. Hang with me for just a minute. The more people that get grace, the greater the chance the Holy Spirit can transform a heart to give grace. So if we can keep our end of the deal and do what it takes to remove barriers that keep people away from church and create a place they want to be, we exponentially increase the possibility that huge amounts of grace get released into the world. So pray as I continue to read this book and figure out what this means for Celebration that the Holy Spirit inspires me with how to use what I learned.
