It was so refreshing to get outside the four walls of the Church bubble (literally for us) and just be the Church in our City! It just felt so right. It just felt like something Jesus would do.
There was an air of excitement and energy like I have never known as the people came pouring into the building. We had media coverage from all three local television stations and the Knoxville newspaper. We even discovered that a nationwide Christian radio station had picked up the storyline for the day. ABC News, New York called and did a phone interview for thier webpage. And all this started in the heart of a layman who had a dream to do something significant for the Kingdom of God.
After the service, the dance floor was full of people laughing and smiling as they tried out some country line dancing. Others were talking smack around a friendly game of cornhole. Still others were praying together and celebrating the night with light hearted conversation and soft drinks.
From a distance, as I took it all in, I said to myself; "I would have never thought in a million years that this could be what church or vibrant ministry could look like for me." I smiled, breathed out a big sigh of relief and said, "now, this just feels right!" "This is surely how Church was meant to be!" I cant wait till December!
