My title could lead us in many directions, but my focus is upon continuing our discussion about our Sunday morning worship and education schedule. We ran the one-service experiment in January, and then took a survey to gather your feedback. Now two discussion opportunities are scheduled to further gather people’s feelings and evaluation of the single service format as compared to our current two service schedule. Results of the survey will be presented for your consideration and to facilitate conversation. Pastor Yancey and Matt Bear, the Worship and Doctrine Board Chair, will act as facilitators. The two dates for the “Sunday Morning Schedule Forum” are: Monday, March 23, 7-8:30 p.m.; and Sunday morning, April 12, during the Adult Education hour. We will gather at Bethel in the Adult Education space. Our goal is through conversation to come to a consensus on future direction. Our initial thought was to present such an agreement at the May 17 Voters’ Meeting. But collective agreement is more important than time at this point, particularly since we will be moving into our summer schedule, which will not likely be impacted by any decisions we make. So, while we don’t expect everyone to be in 100% agreement on all scheduling options, we do aim for the congregation to be of one mind with whatever emerges. We trust that our future comes from God, and each Sunday we celebrate that future, which is promised us in Christ Jesus. Let our confidence in these truths guide our time and conversation together. In Peace, Pastor Yancey (March 19, 2015)
