Over the last few months I have felt a stirring in my soul about Real Life being close to some really big things happening in terms of ministry and growth. I am sitting here at the computer this afternoon and I am really overwhelmed at just how close we are. All I can say is man God is so good. He has provided some amazing things.
How about this for a first year recap:
1. We held our first practice worship service a year ago today. All but a small handful of the people at that first practice service are still with us. Many of those people have taken on new ministries and are leading them with amazing success.
2. We have more than doubled in size. If you take the core group we started with and add in the new folks that call Real Life home we have more than doubled in a year.
3. We have exceeded our budget in terms of income every month since we started. Even in the midst of a bad economy we are doing quite well.
4. We have a great band. Churches 10 times our size wish they had the talent we do. Trust me, I have heard them say it.
5. We have some of the coolest people on the planet as members of our church.
6. We have a great building at a killer price.
7. We have been given so much in terms of technology it's almost scarry. Wait until we really get cooking on it. We will be the MOST CUTTING EDGE CHURCH IN TOLEDO. I can promise you that.
8. In terms of numbers, we baptized half of our church in 2007.
9. We have one of the best kids ministries in town. Period. I have never heard our kids come out of kids church saying they didn't have fun.
10. We have some of the best volunteers in the world. Most people never see what Shelly, April, Shelly #2, Carla, John, Martha, Jackie, Chelsea, Jake, Tony, Aaron, and everyone else I forgot to mention do. I am humbled to be your Pastor. Thank You!
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