This week as I mentioned here, Fellowship Church is beginning a new series called “Family Matters.”  I’m really excited to have someone with me this week to help me give the message @ FC. (Shhh, it’s a surprise)

This week, a crew of people are already preparing for their part in our family ministry, so that kids can be led into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ, and have a blast in the process.

This week, people have arrived at FC on a particular evening and practiced playing music or improving our production for those who attend Sunday Morning @ Fellowship.

This week, a crew of people will arrive an hour early to prepare for that same service in different ways, like preparing the cafe or the bulletins, so that guests and attenders alike will feel comfortable as they attend this week.

This week, someone wants to make a phone call to a friend or a family member who has mentioned that they’d like to “start going to a church sometime” and they will feel the need to invite that friend or family member to Fellowship Church.

This week, and specifically this Sunday, is not just about a group of people coming here and listening to some guy talk on a stage.  It’s about a group (or body) of people coming together to lead people, ourselves and others, into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.

This week is not about me.  It’s not about you.

This week is about being Kingdom-minded.

Many people don’t know that they can find my blog at martyholman.com.  I think this is important information because everyday people find my blog using the search words, “Marty Holman.”  Come on peeps, just put those words together and slap a .com at the end.  Walaa!

Things are going amazing right now at Fellowship Church, and I’m so proud of my church for the way they have banded together in their life groups and in their service teams and on Sunday Mornings @ Fellowship to lead other people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.  There is such a kingdom-mindset right now, and I’m privileged to be the pastor of this outstanding group of Christ followers.

At the forefront of this group is several leaders who have sacrificed of themselves to spearhead this movement of God.  I’m so proud to be working on a regular basis with guys like Steve, Al, Billy, Jeff, and Jay.   They are inspiring and teachable, ready to work and ready to wait, and most of all, they have been available for God to use them in a great way.

I put out a challenge to our team back in January that I wanted our church to grow in every way in the summer of 2008.  Seem ordinary?  I want you to know that in the 9 years that I’ve been here now, our church has never grown in the summer, and I have been praying,and I think it’s about time God changes all that.

So if you are a member or an attender of Fellowship Church or you just follow one of our blogs, would you begin praying for this to happen here in Holden, Massachusetts?  We’re starting to see momentum happen on a weekly basis, and God is moving here – no doubt!

One more thing.  I’ve also been praying about being involved in this in June.  It seems like hundreds, if not thousands of churches across America are taking part in it (which is not a reason in and of itself to do it), but I really want God’s direction here.  Please let me know if you have any thoughts on the subject.  Unless of course you are a natural critic and just think that anyone who would do this hates God.  Then you can keep your comments to yourself.  But if you have any constructive thoughts, good or bad, throw them in. 

Anyone have any thoughts on it?

Until next time…