Toward the end of worship today we gathered in a circle to pray for Cross and Crown's ministry on the Gulf Coast. Afterward, we took this picture to put on a greeting card to take with us. This is us- about 100 or so worshippers on this Sunday morning, including some visitors. 22 are headed southeast soon. You can do the math with me and be amazed along with me at the percentage of our people who are going. That's not the end of it, though. There are more yet who would have liked to have gone.
What's even more stunning and thanksgiving-provoking is that every member of Cross and Crown has a part in this project. This ministry is supported by the prayers and financial contributions of members of Cross and Crown and others. We will be taking along food and drinks gathered by members and others, and people from the congregation and outside of the congregation are helping in all kinds of ways to make this trip possible. So- we can recalculate-- the "percentage of our membership" who have a part, when we include everyone, is more like 200%. That's kingdom of God math- ministry and connections growing by leaps and bounds, like that mustard shrub we heard about in worship today.
-Pastor Glen