Jesus is still in the BLESSING BUSINESS. This week we got to BLESS 500 PEOPLE WITH FREE WATER AND BUBBLES at Manchester’s Downtown Film Festival (big props to COMMUNITY EVENTS LCC for hosting it, and Chris Malloy for coordinating it).

Here is what I observed and experienced at MOVIE NIGHT:

• As organizational leaders and church pastors we must stop making excuses for why people STEP DOWN and start creating expectations for people to STEP UP. Ministry is hard work – get over it:) That is my nice way of saying, Jesus gave His life in service to others so we might take a hold of salvation (forgiveness of sin and life everlasting, the sweet life forever with God, which starts NOW on earth). Jesus is our example of sacrifice in ministry – He gave everthing, so should we. I was PROUD OF teamDC last night. They sacrificially gave of themselves and poured love into the cracks and crevices of downtown Manchester (I love MY CHURCH and I love this CITY)! Thank you Jesus for calling me and my family to this amazing MISSION OF LOVE.
• As far as marketing goes, GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY IS THE WAY TO GO. Marketing for us is all about communicating the greatest story ever told (the story of God’s love for humanity and how He sent His only Son to die on the cross for our sin-stained souls to be saved forever). We want to promote Jesus, not the pastor, not even the church per se, but we want to MARKET JESUS TO A MARKET WITHOUT JESUS. We want to bring the love and message of Jesus Christ to those far from God, and the only way to do that is to get outside the four walls of the church and share love, serve the people, and reach the culture. I really dig sending mailers but what we were able to do last night put us in direct contact with people. Jesus was infamous for touching the untouchables and loving the unlovables. I love that about Jesus and I love that about The Dialogue Church! We want to love the unloved, we want to bring the touch of Jesus to those who have never experienced his soul-morphing touch before.