So, I guess the one thing we need to draw from the launch of our Mastic campus is we should never underestimate what God can do.
Knowing that you need a good crowd for critical mass, I was hoping we would hit the 100 mark - bearing in mind we already had about 50 of our own folks planning to be there. As it turned out, we had way more folks come, with an eventual total of 203 in the building.
Other things we learned -
+ New folks come early.
+ Running out of bagels and donuts is not a good thing.
+ People love a friendly welcome.
+ Every method of advertising we used produced results.
+ You can't presume the building will be clean!
+ Preaching to people who don't know you is totally different from speaking to those who do.
+ Church/campus planting may be the extreme sport of ministry, but there's nothing like the rush of opening day.
+ Hard work pays off.
