Christmas morning for a 6 year old is one of the most amazing times. They just can’t wait to bust into the room and see all of the wonderful things laid out for them. The Christmas lights twinkling, a new bike half hidden by the tree, all sorts of colorful paper and odd shaped packages. It’s almost too much excitement for there little hearts and heads to comprehend.
At FC we want our guests and those that call FC home, to have that same level of excitement on Sunday mornings. One of the ways we try to accomplish this is probably one of the same ways your parents built that level of anticipation on Christmas morning. Simply put we don’t let you in the room until we are ready.
There are many things that go on “behind the scenes” to make our Sunday morning services happen. Most of them are not glamorous, they are often mundane and tedious. That is why they are “behind the scenes.” But all of the “little” things add up to what we feel/hope is an amazing experience.
The other reason (and probably the more important reason) is that we want you folks to have a time of “fellowship” before the service starts at FELLOWSHIP church. Call us radical but we think it’s important. That time in the foyer is designed to let you connect with your friends over a cup of coffee, and a bagelor two. It is also a time to meet our guests and to help them feel welcomed. I know that can be intimidating and we won’t really get into that here (look for a blog on that coming soon).
So this Sunday as you hang around just waiting for the doors to open so you can find “your seat” stop and look around. Find a face that you don’t know, or a face you know but perhaps you’ve never said hi. And do just that. Say hi. Then dream about the shiny new bike or the Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. Or better yet the way that you will connect with God in a new way.
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