Board Meeting

So yesterday we had our monthly board meeting. We have been discussing the book Fierce Conversations and yesterday we discussed ground truth. Basically what the ground truth was of what is happening here at RCC.

My observation was regarding people coming to our church. It seems that because of the way we are doing church now...in a theater that is easy to attend, sort of darker with only the sidelights up and the casual atmosphere...that I am seeing people more at ease to share what is going on in their lives. It seems to me that when we were in the old church building, we had to spend a lot more time with folk taking off the church clothes and our church smiles to get to really what is going on in our lives. Now at the theater, that seems to have changed...it seems that people are more comfortable with just being themselves and that is making it easier for people to get to the heart of what is going on without feeling like they are being judged for their problems. If that is a result of the venue change, then WHOO HOO this has been a huge success!!!