HCLM BLOG

I have been thinking lately that we (read the followers of Jesus gathered in lake mary that call themselves Holy Cross) have bitten off a big piece. I mean it's one thing to convince your larger group of churches (read the district of 55 or so churches around the country that Holy Cross is a part of) to pay a pastor to come and do some new things in a 25 year old congregation. It's another thing to knit the aforementioned followers together in authentic relationships through teams that pursue pieces of the life Jesus bought for them, and release some of those followers to start new leagues of teams in outlying towns all in a time when people are finding they have less and less money.
It hasn't taken long for the vision of people living, loving, and learning together to catch on. We first started talking about the idea in September. Since then we have added well over 100 people to the teams that were already existing. I just checked, there are over 350 people involved in L Teams right now (what's your L Team?). But it is cool to see how quickly the idea has caught on outside Lake Mary as well. A member who moved to Mt. Dora and was finding herself less involved in church services rediscovered that following Jesus ivolves the whole of life and took up the challenge of meeting the need her community had for an organized and efficient food pantry. Out of that came a book study considering a christian approach to politics. The day is coming when the vision of Holy Cross (read the followers of Jesus gathered in lake mary that call themselves Holy Cross) takes root in a whole new league in Mt. Dora; they'll worship together, meet the needs of their community and grow the faith of believers. Similar things are happening in the Downtown Orlando area. People are meeting to learn more about the word of God and look for opportunites to share it. One day they'll have their own league to.
See the vision of L Teams is big. We are praying that God will use the followers of Jesus gathered in Lake Mary that call themselves Holy Cross to change Central Florida. We've bitten off a big piece, but we have a big God and are excited to see what he'll do with some followers who are ready to see him work!