Christ community,
Hope you’ve had a great week! Really looking forward to worshiping with you this Sunday, as we continue in our message series, “Time to Be Different.” This week we’ll be looking how we are called to be different in a dark world. Relevant? Yeah, I think so. Communion offered online during the 10:30am service this week.
Three Important Updates:
Online Communion Procedure Change
Beginning next Sunday, August 2nd, there will be a procedure change in how we administer/receive online communion. Currently, we receive communion DURING the worship experience on Sunday morning. On August 2nd and after, we will still offer Live Streamed online communion, but it will be received AFTER the conclusion of the worship service. Immediately after the benediction, another link will be provided on our church website. You will be instructed to click on this “communion” link. When you do this, you will be directed to a brief Live Streamed communion opportunity. The content on these new links will not be recorded or available for replay after the Live Stream has concluded. The reason behind this change is to make sure that communion is being received as the gathered body of Christ, at the same time, and not replayed. More details next week. Thanks for understanding!
Outdoor Worship Discussions
Outdoor worship discussions continue, as we would like to offer worship in multiple ways that are pleasing to our Christ community. Please allow me to share with you why the quickest solution (offered on Sunday mornings) is not necessarily the best solution at this time. Providing high quality Live Streamed services on Sunday morning is a priority for us. That said, our high-quality Live Streaming equipment is a fixture in our sanctuary. Therefore, if we were to hold outdoor services on Sunday morning, those who desired to not be on campus would receive a considerably lower quality online option at home. Knowing that we still typically have over 2,000 devices watching our services online every Sunday, we do not want to sacrifice the quality of worship for our online worshipers.
Last week, your participation in a survey provided some great information, informing us that our community is interested in outdoor worship. However, when asked about the likelihood of participating in a weekday outdoor worship service, availability dropped significantly.
Please know that we are continuing discussions to discover the best option for us at Christ. And, prayerfully we will be able to return to indoor on-campus worship soon. There may even be more surveys in the future to learn more from you.
Children’s Ministry Director Call Team Being Formed
As you know, our church is currently operating without a Children’s Ministry Director. We are currently putting together a call team (hiring team), who will begin their work within the next month in the search for our next Director. We are very excited about this process, as ministry to children and their families is a direct connection to our mission of Connecting People to Jesus. We have a bright future in this area!
Unified At Christ,
Pastor Drew
