September 10

RCC is a church that is led by the lead pastor and by his executive board. This board is where the decisions are made. If the lead pastor wants to make some changes, he brings those to the executive board where they are discussed and voted on. In my time on the board, if anybody has had reservations, the decision is tabled until we have a unanimous decision. The bylaws do not require a unanimous decision, but I have not found a decision we have made that was not.

Yesterday we discussed moving to two services. We are seeing the theater we meet in filling up each Sunday. Oh, we haven't been at standing room only but a couple of times, but there are enough people in there that some latecomers are restricted on where they can sit. We discussed it, voted on it and decided on September 10, after school is back in session, we are moving to two services.

Our first service will be from 8:30-9:30 and following it will be communion at 9:45 and second service from 10-11 just like we have now. We are hoping to get our video service going for the 10am service so we can start working the kinks out and so we can start getting people ready for it. Our vision at RCC is to have meeting locations up and down I-15 here in Utah County that will alternate between the teaching pastor being live or video, but each location will have a point pastor.

I'm scared. I'll admit it, this move scares me. On one hand I am thrilled with all of my people who have stepped up and made the term volunteer mean so much more. Imbued with big words like obligation, responsibility, duty and perseverance the term volunteer doesn't seem big enough to encompass it all. On the other hand, we don't have enough people getting out of their seats to pull this off long term. If more folk don't step out we just won't be able to pull it off. I also trust that this move is not just our idea but one God wants us to do, so we're stepping out and doing it. There is a scripture that keeps coming up as we are doing this. It's from 1 John 3:16-18

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

We are making an opportunity available for people to not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. I know it's not for everybody. Some people serve in various other areas. We have one woman in our church who couldn't figure out where she fits into RCC. She wanted to help out, but she has a lot going on at home and really can't leave for any length of time to help in the mornings or some of the other areas we have. She spent some time in prayer and found her place. Now once a month those of us there in the mornings are fed breakfast. Not just a doughnut and a cup of coffee, but she brings us biscuits, gravy, sausage (two types!), hash browns, scrambled eggs (two types!), fruit, granola and other stuff I forget! It is fantastic! She came to us and asked if she could serve in this area we never even though of, and now we miss out if we don't get our monthly breakfast.

I'm not saying this hoping a whole bunch more people come up with some new idea for RCC to get involved in. We have a ton of opportunity for people to get involved right where we are right now. I don't say that to discourage any new ideas, but I'll tell you we have heard a lot of good ideas and have only been able to say yes to a very few of them. Our time is tight right now and we are focused on accomplishing our vision. We need folk to step up and start loving people with their actions inside RCC.