Vision Sunday and Car Show
I need to say more about the car show last Sunday on our church property. I was completely blown away by (a) the hard work and excellent organization of our church folks; and (b) the uninhibited participation of the community.
Most people from our church had clearly defined jobs and did them gladly. Serving food, supervising children's activities, judging cars, giving out free info, talking to people -- our folks were busy and seemed to like doing what they were doing. If we can organize such an amazing one-day event, imagine what we can do in other areas!
Even more impressive than our organization was the participation of the community. There were 197 car-show entries, almost all entered by non-members. One of our organizers estimated there were 1,500 people who attended, many who simply walked over from the surrounding neighborhoods. I remember speaking with one man, Gilbert, who was thrilled with the fact that it was all free. No $7 tri-tip sandwiches, no nickle-and-dime charges to let the kids do things -- just great, free fun for his family.
This brings me back to our Vision Sunday at the end of March. We'll revisit that soon in the Sunday assembly. From your comments that Sunday & in other settings, I can sense that our church has a heart for the city of Fresno and for our neighborhood. One "prominent" guest at the car show noted with pleasure that our church has never moved northeast with many of the other large congregations in town. We're not the only church that has stayed put, of course, but he was pleased to see that a church takes its location seriously and tries to make an impact there. I pray that this will really happen, and I trust the Lord to open up more doors for us -- just as He has richly blessed the car-show production that will enjoy its 12th year next spring.
Blessings...
Most people from our church had clearly defined jobs and did them gladly. Serving food, supervising children's activities, judging cars, giving out free info, talking to people -- our folks were busy and seemed to like doing what they were doing. If we can organize such an amazing one-day event, imagine what we can do in other areas!
Even more impressive than our organization was the participation of the community. There were 197 car-show entries, almost all entered by non-members. One of our organizers estimated there were 1,500 people who attended, many who simply walked over from the surrounding neighborhoods. I remember speaking with one man, Gilbert, who was thrilled with the fact that it was all free. No $7 tri-tip sandwiches, no nickle-and-dime charges to let the kids do things -- just great, free fun for his family.
This brings me back to our Vision Sunday at the end of March. We'll revisit that soon in the Sunday assembly. From your comments that Sunday & in other settings, I can sense that our church has a heart for the city of Fresno and for our neighborhood. One "prominent" guest at the car show noted with pleasure that our church has never moved northeast with many of the other large congregations in town. We're not the only church that has stayed put, of course, but he was pleased to see that a church takes its location seriously and tries to make an impact there. I pray that this will really happen, and I trust the Lord to open up more doors for us -- just as He has richly blessed the car-show production that will enjoy its 12th year next spring.
Blessings...
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