Such a moment took place just one week ago when Hub City Church moved from one to two services. We were starting to run low on space, and since we are unable to expand in the normal fashion (we meet in a movie theater), the only option was to start another service. Doubts started to creep in as we wondered if anyone would show up to the early service, would Jonathan's voice hold out (our lead pastor), and what if we don't have enough volunteers to make this work???? This is not a simple endeavor and it appeared to be something that our church family might want to ignore, or at least find a different solution.
So we did the most simple thing we could come up with: we prayed.
We prayed as a family, we prayed as individuals, we prayed until it seemed every waking hour was consumed with just one single request. What we wanted above all else was that we would honor Jesus. Our desire was to make sure the gospel could be heard by even more people so we could watch God mend the broken and make people whole again. In doing so we hoped our community could be a place where the widow and orphan could find a lasting home.
We've now had two Sundays pass with the 2 service format. People have shown up to the early service (and they are even on time!), Jonathan's voice has easily held up, and we've had people volunteer that just walked through the doors.
It's amazing what a little faith will do.
