2020.8.22 Life Team Mtg. - The Future of the big "C"hurch

dream:

Great morning Pastors Had a dream about y’all last night. In the dream it was like I was viewing it not really in it. I saw Pastor J sitting on a couch feeding a baby. The baby looked to be about 1 month old. The bottle somehow slipped out of the baby’s mouth and she( yes it was a girl) started to suck on his finger. I then thought where is Pastor A and then I saw her filming You Pastor J and smiling. Then you Pastor J stood the baby up facing the camera and the baby appeared older (about 7-8 months older) than she did while you were feeding her. I remember she had a headband with a big bow on the right side. This dream was in color That’s it  Have a great day!!!💕

lee grady “lies that the church tells women”

the theme for this year was given by the ears of pa

I’m very bothered

I thought the initial bump in numbers was going to last and grow from there. I thought

Eph 5.14 “wake up from your sleep climb out of your coffins;” MSG

your sleep can be mistaken for death

COVID has exposed some critical blindspots It’s caused the entire religious community to redo how it is that they gather. What their operations look like.

for tc particualarly

Not enough have prepared enough.

White church vs. black church

the strength of most mega churches is in their small groups

We’re returning back to house church

California’s ban

Scenarios

what happens when the internet gets shut off and no stream

how will you work your mailbox vs. the altar

it’s being suggested that the covid vaccination is the make or break it milestone event.

limit travel, kids can’t enroll, no groceries

taking the temperature on the head ****find YT

does the church shut down when 501c3 status is taken

I’ve got to grow the baby. but the baby has to take the bottle.

Ill: had problems getting jordan to latch. lisa grew scared bc. they called in lactation specialist that coached us.

when Jordan finally got hungry enough.

pt: she could’ve had what she wanted sooner than she ended up w it.

Our mission statement “We’re not about religion; we’re about relationship.”

Lean into small groups and home fellowships.

A leader isn’t a leader unless someone else is following. we lead w our skills talents gifts and abilities

Simplify

up our excellence. how it runs internally AND how it looks externally!

I don’t like the way we look

Growing our light. I can’t do that.

Ephesians 5:14 NKJV

14 Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.”

Going forward, introduce new vocabulary A Bakery. We only make bread. In the back mixing bowls, spoons, flour ONLY what’s needed to make bread. When people come in it’s because they’ve been there and like the bread OR they smelled something that couldn’t be ignored. Kitchen: preparing ourselves w Jesus Counter: giving away free bread…the Bread of Life

finger sucking

will growth be limited because the baby wouldn’t take the bottle

will growth be limited because i didn’t return the bottle to baby’s mouth

i’m proud of whatever God gives me

boats, cars, trains, are referred to typically in the feminine gender because carry’s its’ loads on the inside.

supernatural growth. accelerated growth. 1 month to 8/9 months

only one identified in dream is my wife. (this is my charge to lead. i’m not to dismiss the nutritional nurturing responsibility to her. our job descriptions is changing)

no one is around when i’m feeding. (there’s coming a time when she’s grown, i’ll present her to those that have gathered to witness)

Interpretation

The baby is already here

supernatural growth -

we’re going to get rest

i’ve got to clear my mind and rest my body

do we tell them about the fiji money

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