It's difficult to explain how I feel about this new chapter. I have been so consumed with the need to do this and the excitement of it that I really haven't taken the time to reflect on it. Catalyst is kind of like a child to me, and I feel like one of my children has just taken his first step or is going to kindergarten for her first day of school.
Every parent knows this feeling of excitement, but we also know that once these steps are taken, the old days are gone forever. My children will never be small enough for me to hold in the palm of my hand. Catalyst Christian Church won't just meet for one hour on Sunday mornings anymore. Our band will play twice, I will preach twice; children's ministry will move to two hours instead of just one; we will need two sets of volunteers for things.
Do I regret this move? No way. If my children didn't grow and progress, something would be unnatural and wrong. The same is true of the church. If we stayed the same, year after year, no growth, no reaching new people, no outgrowing buildings (kind of like a child outgrowing clothes), something would be wrong.
All I know is that it is going to take faith. We've never done anything like this before, and we are not experts. I'm sure there are a thousand things we haven't thought of that could go wrong. There are lots of whatifs. However, God has sustained us and encouraged us and led us through the first two difficult years of starting this church. I have no doubt that He will continue to do so as we get older and mature as a church. He can see the picture clearly; I can see only a glimpse. Therefore, I trust in Him to lead us and guide us. I am finding out that this "trusting God' thing is really pretty cool. It is definitely NOT boring.
