I am completely embarrassed by how long it has been since I’ve posted anything here. For those of you who have frequented thechurchblog in the past, let me assure you that the dreams, visions, plans, and progress reported to you previously has continued, and that Crossroads Church is healthy and vibrant. I guess I owe you an explanation, then, for why we’ve been so quiet here on this site, and why the posts have slacked of so drastically. The best answer I can give is that we’ve been busy being a church!

Now, that being said, we’re still learning a LOT about how church planting works. Likewise, we’re learning a TON about the difference between man’s expectations and God’s timing. This past year has proven to be an exercise in patience — not so much patience for God to move among our home churches (of which we now comprise four), but patience for God to tell us the next steps as we seek to develop genuine relationships with people and seek to further God’s kingdom through them. We have to constantly remind ourselves that much of our desire for quick results and our own need for self-satisfaction for a “job well done” lies in how the world has shaped our character, as opposed to how God develops true character in the Christian.

Besides, Biblical timeframes are usually measured in years (although awesome things sometimes happen in days — the impact still gets measured in much longer terms). For example, Christ Himself ministered for a little over three years — and His followers still didn’t “get it” after that time. Paul took quite a bit of time (perhaps as long as three years) between his conversion on the Damascus road and before he first went to Jerusalem to join the rest of the disciples. What did he do during that time in Arabia? Why did Jesus take so long with his disciples before going to the cross?

I don’t know. But I do know that if it takes three years to come up with the next “big thing” for Crossroads, and if we’ve been faithful in the meantime, then that’s how long it takes. I’d hate to ruin things by rushing in. . .

God bless you,
Dave