If you’ve read the past two posts on the challenges of growing at Village (Don’t feel like you have to know everyone and Village is bigger, but that’s not bad(der))…thanks! Here’s the third request:

Don’t give up on Sundays

As our community grows, it’s easy to think you won’t be missed, or you’re not that important, to our Sunday meetings. Nothing could be further from the truth. Two reasons. Read More

So in the last post about growing pains we spoke about not feeling like we have to know everyone. We want to be warm, welcoming, open & hospitable to everyone, even while we invest deeply in significantly fewer people than that, often through Growth Groups.

I mentioned there were four things I wanted to look at. Here’s the second one.

Village is bigger, but that’s not bad(der)

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You might have noticed that Village Church has seen quite a few new faces in the past 18 months. If you’re one of them, we’re really glad to have you. It’s great to see the way God is working in and through people at Village, and we love the diversity, energy & dimension new people bring.

But one of the challenges facing Village Church at the moment, isn’t something unique to Village, but to any church or organisation that grows. That it “feels” different. Some love this change, some don’t. But as with every aspect of our Christian life, we’re pushed not to think about it merely in terms of us, but in terms of others.

There’s four things I want us to think about as a community as we grapple with change. Here’s the first one.

Don’t feel like you have to know everyone

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