Ten months ago, New City Church downtown was a single campus, not quite three years old. We seemed to finally be pushing to or through the 200 mark in regular attendance (one of the growth barriers in church world). A month later we sent out around 25 regular attendees to launch New City Church Milledgeville.Rebounding growth began slowly... until late this summer we were again pushing through the 200 barrier with some consistency. Then came August 14, 2011 when at age of 3 years and 8 months we sent out 50 regular attending, hard working, giving, people who are sold out on the mission and vision of New City Church to plant New City Church Warner Robins...
So if we looked at the numbers of subtraction (after all we are subtracting!) we would see:
200-25 = 175 -50 = 125... all in the span of 9 months...
But sometimes Subtraction is really Multiplication!
With most of our Mercer University crowd not back yet, downtown was at 170 yesterday.
The new Warner Robins campus was at 125 (send out 50, get 125?!?!)
Milledgeville on move in weekend ExPlOdED! 380
Let's see... 170 + 125 + 380 = 675
By subtracting 75, we have almost tripled in attendance... which means we have almost tripled in influence, in opportunity, and in the number of potential missionaries that we can equip to advance the Kingdom! Incredible.
I am about #s - it is true - in that numbers represent people, and I love to see people transformed by Jesus through the gospel! And the more people I see being transformed by his radical love and work, the more excited I get.
I am amazed at the work that God is doing in our midst. I give him all of the credit (glory) for what is happening in and through New City Church... and I am enjoying the ride!
