KC Church Plant News, September Update
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Crossroads Church Plant
Sep 22, 2009, 11:21:23 AM9/22/09
to Crossroads Church Partners, ariel...@gmail.com
Cutting to the chase: August was a big month for Crossroads. We added
some new team members, threw a First Friday pre-party, and decided to
start weekly services in November.
In rapid fire mode…
We're pumped about more people God has sent our way, Jose and Erin
Martinez, with their three-year-old, Max, and Bethany Brown—all great
folks who love the gospel and love downtown. A few days ago we pulled
out our team covenant and added the new autographs amid applause and
some mild trash talking…God continues to add people to the mix who
will bring new gifts and vision to the table. If you suspect God is
tugging you this direction, get in touch.
First Friday is a major event for the downtown community, as the 60+
galleries located in the Crossroads District open their doors, and
thousands of people flood the streets to eat, drink, and take in the
art scene. After three months of slow but steady renovations in the
Brick House, we were ready to throw a First Friday pre-party and
invite friends to come hang out en route to the galleries. We had a
great time, had some good conversations, made some new friends, and
will be hosting more parties in the future.
After a conversation with Jeff, the director of the Arts Incubator, we
prayed about his invitation to start informal services in the Arts
Incubator studio/gallery building downtown, and decided to go for it.
This is a modification to our original plan to start services with a
larger, more polished "launch," but we feel God pulling us this way.
We're excited to start worshipping, preaching, and praying Sunday
nights at ground zero in the Crossroads Arts District, a move which
will give us another avenue for our downtown friends to participate
and hear about Jesus. Pull out your calendar: Our first service will
be Sunday night, November 8.
In addition to the above, I got a chance to preach on Acts 2:42-47,
one of my favorite passages, at Crossroads Church Grain Valley (our
sidekick in the mafia brotherhood of churches). A couple church
planting roundtables were crammed into the usual mix of meetings and
planning, and I also had the opportunity to facilitate a training
session on social media (blogging, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) for some
local pastors and leaders. Our team continues to gather Sunday nights
for Bible and planning as well as Wednesday mornings for prayer.
We invite you to pray…
1. For more church partners. We're gearing up for public services with
their accompanying costs. Pray that some more gospel-loving churches
will step up to the plate and get involved in what's happening
downtown--ideally in relational, volunteer ways as well as
financially.
2. For the services coming up. We're working to keep our mission and
values in front of us as we plan services that will be simple &
unpretentious, but appropriate and Jesus-centered. We need wisdom and
prayerful planning to stay ahead of the curve. We're also still
looking for the right worship leader to help us pull this off.
3. For continued Brick House renovations. Working with skilled
volunteers is perfect for our budget (ha ha) but a slow process, since
it means coordinating lots of schedules. We'd like to finish out the
office/meeting room space, our first major project, and move forward
on other remodels. Each step forward gets us closer to using this
Brick House for meetings and hospitality the way we want to.
4. For continued engagement with friends downtown. We like how Paul
puts it in 1 Corinthians 9:19 (The Message). "I kept my bearings in
Christ—but I entered their world and tried to experience things from
their point of view. I've become just about every sort of servant
there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. I
did all this because of the Message. I didn't just want to talk about
it; I wanted to be in on it!" This is who we want to be as well.
Once again, thanks for praying for the Crossroads plant and helping
resource this gospel endeavor. We feel like the whole ride so far has
been high speed, and we're about to accelerate again. Our saving grace
is that we serve a sovereign God who is way out ahead of us. And
that's good news for all of us.
Peace,
AJ (Ariel) & Lindsay...closely followed by Aidan, Asher & Ezra
http://CrossroadsChurchKC.com
some new team members, threw a First Friday pre-party, and decided to
start weekly services in November.
In rapid fire mode…
We're pumped about more people God has sent our way, Jose and Erin
Martinez, with their three-year-old, Max, and Bethany Brown—all great
folks who love the gospel and love downtown. A few days ago we pulled
out our team covenant and added the new autographs amid applause and
some mild trash talking…God continues to add people to the mix who
will bring new gifts and vision to the table. If you suspect God is
tugging you this direction, get in touch.
First Friday is a major event for the downtown community, as the 60+
galleries located in the Crossroads District open their doors, and
thousands of people flood the streets to eat, drink, and take in the
art scene. After three months of slow but steady renovations in the
Brick House, we were ready to throw a First Friday pre-party and
invite friends to come hang out en route to the galleries. We had a
great time, had some good conversations, made some new friends, and
will be hosting more parties in the future.
After a conversation with Jeff, the director of the Arts Incubator, we
prayed about his invitation to start informal services in the Arts
Incubator studio/gallery building downtown, and decided to go for it.
This is a modification to our original plan to start services with a
larger, more polished "launch," but we feel God pulling us this way.
We're excited to start worshipping, preaching, and praying Sunday
nights at ground zero in the Crossroads Arts District, a move which
will give us another avenue for our downtown friends to participate
and hear about Jesus. Pull out your calendar: Our first service will
be Sunday night, November 8.
In addition to the above, I got a chance to preach on Acts 2:42-47,
one of my favorite passages, at Crossroads Church Grain Valley (our
sidekick in the mafia brotherhood of churches). A couple church
planting roundtables were crammed into the usual mix of meetings and
planning, and I also had the opportunity to facilitate a training
session on social media (blogging, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) for some
local pastors and leaders. Our team continues to gather Sunday nights
for Bible and planning as well as Wednesday mornings for prayer.
We invite you to pray…
1. For more church partners. We're gearing up for public services with
their accompanying costs. Pray that some more gospel-loving churches
will step up to the plate and get involved in what's happening
downtown--ideally in relational, volunteer ways as well as
financially.
2. For the services coming up. We're working to keep our mission and
values in front of us as we plan services that will be simple &
unpretentious, but appropriate and Jesus-centered. We need wisdom and
prayerful planning to stay ahead of the curve. We're also still
looking for the right worship leader to help us pull this off.
3. For continued Brick House renovations. Working with skilled
volunteers is perfect for our budget (ha ha) but a slow process, since
it means coordinating lots of schedules. We'd like to finish out the
office/meeting room space, our first major project, and move forward
on other remodels. Each step forward gets us closer to using this
Brick House for meetings and hospitality the way we want to.
4. For continued engagement with friends downtown. We like how Paul
puts it in 1 Corinthians 9:19 (The Message). "I kept my bearings in
Christ—but I entered their world and tried to experience things from
their point of view. I've become just about every sort of servant
there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. I
did all this because of the Message. I didn't just want to talk about
it; I wanted to be in on it!" This is who we want to be as well.
Once again, thanks for praying for the Crossroads plant and helping
resource this gospel endeavor. We feel like the whole ride so far has
been high speed, and we're about to accelerate again. Our saving grace
is that we serve a sovereign God who is way out ahead of us. And
that's good news for all of us.
Peace,
AJ (Ariel) & Lindsay...closely followed by Aidan, Asher & Ezra
http://CrossroadsChurchKC.com
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