Creative Scribble

They said it would happen. That there would be those nights you just lay in bed and can't sleep, mind racing and heart thumping. I just never thought tonight would be one of those. I woke up this morning and felt like I got hit by a bus. So I went back to sleep and woke up in time for lunch. The rest of the day felt puny at best so I just knew I'd be snoozing early. But then, as my wife drifted to sleep, my mind started mulling the thousands of things church planters think about. Specifically for me at this early stage it was nothing major. Just a couple of little things to think about:

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Logo - we submitted our first draft of a logo (I know, you don't know the name yet but it's coming!) to an online critique board. It brought out some interesting thoughts of the unchurched and how we are going to reach them. But will our strategies work? Does the logo look too corporate? Will unchurched people really want to come to church anyway?

Facilities - It's go time to talk to facilities. But the best facility doesn't seem to be in the best location. And the best location will cost a lot more money. Will the principal at the high school even want us there? Will the owner of the best location budge on the price? Which will attract more unchurched people to give God a try?

So I came in to read some blogs, which reminded me that it was due time to post again. And in that posting as I stressed about these little issues that are frivolous at best, God smacked me with this reality: it's not my church. It's his church. There are much bigger issues on the horizon, and it will still be his church. He will choose the facility. He will bring the unchurched and lost to him. I just need to ride the waves he sends. So chill out.

And go to sleep.