Spread the Word!

Spread the word: The Lobby is Open!

For those of you who have been attending The Lobby for a while, I want to say thank you. Thank you for all your support.

That said - I have one fear I would like to express to my friends at The Lobby. Our family is shrinking - just a bit, and very slowly, but we are. I know that quantity isn't everything - but it is something.

So here is my challenge to every one of you who has become a Lobbyist. When you look back to your times before The Lobby, maybe before Church at all, who do you remember? That is, who took the time with you to get to know you, share their story, and learn your story? Who first invited you to The Lobby?

Once you have remembered that person, remember what he or she did, said, etc. Could you do that too? What if every person in The Lobby invited just one other person? Just one other person to come and share in our coffee, our conversations, our beloved service. That is all I ask - that each person try and invite one new person very soon. You all have friends outside The Lobby and we would all love to get to know them.

Shalom.

...a little help from my friends...

Not to promote all that the Beatles did, but we at The Lobby have always emphasized conversation and helping each other out. I can't tell you the number of times I have seen people rejoice over a new raise, pray thorugh a struggle, stand in firm friendship with each other in all sorts of situations. I have always loved seeing people, long after we have been dismissed, sit and talk for 15 or 20 min, just getting to know one another, praying and talking and just doing life.

I say this because I love it, and it brings such joy to my heart. I also say this because I have a 2 special requests from all our Lobbyists. One is a need in our service: we are in need of somebody who can care for the children and lead a kids Bible study durring the normal 6:00 service. If you are interested, you can contact me at SLWC or at service itself.

The second is a little more obscure: we are trying to design an identity-in-writting for all our venues. I know what I think The Lobby is, but I would love to hear from you all. What do you think we are at The Lobby? How are we different, special, etc? If you can post comments with thoughts or ideas, I would really appreciate it.

Shalom.