Gathering
Hebrews 10:24-25 "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
There are many ways that we as a church gather and spur one another on toward love and good deeds. We worship together on Sunday mornings, we join one another in C-groups, play groups, and Bible studies. We could create quite an extensive list of gathering points, everything from formal meetings to casual coffee meet-ups, but certainly a favorite gathering point at Christ Church every year is Arts and Rec.
At Arts and Rec we share a wonderful week when people of all ages and stages of life come out and use their gifts to bless and encourage the church! This year we will spend time with the minor prophet Jonah as we study God’s word, make music, create art, play games, and simply enjoy gathering for fun and fellowship.
Arts and Rec is much more than just a fun week of summer day camp for our kids, though that alone would be a worthy reason to gather. Still even more significant is the great blessing of so many from our congregation coming out and sharing their gifts and talents to make it all happen! Each year camp looks a little different as it reflects the gifts of our people – sharing their creativity with our kids through art, music, and snacks; keeping it running smoothly with attention to detail from super-organized planners … all image-bearers of the Living and True God, and when we gather together using his good gifts, we find ourselves encouraged, and very truly we get a little taste of glory.