Second, it would provide an opportunity for members of the churches to get together and have some fun outside of worship. This didn't work as well as we had hoped. I think everyone who went had a good time. But we didn't get as many people as we could have. It is a busy time of year. It was opening day for Little League. We also were in charge of the interfaith luncheon. The weather Forcast was also bad. It turned out to be a beautiful day and a lot of fun for all who did make it to the ball park.
Third, it provided an opportunity for us to promote our ministry in the wider community. The Defenders offered us the opportunity to have our name on the giant scoreboard and to sing the national anthem. This was an exciting opportunity. I've been to several games and the singers are usually pretty good. Our two choirs are very good and the thought of thirty people singing the anthem before the game was the thing that sold me on the whole event. It would be our opportunity to show the world that we weren't just a bunch of stuffed shirts.
As it turned out, the Central Baptist Choir could not do it for a number of reasons. We decided to go ahead with it with our choir though and we hit the ball out of the park. When Michelle and I went into the office later, several staff members remarked that they thought they were in a concert hall and noted how beautiful it sounded. I think we made some people think twice about who we are and what we do. It was a very positive thing for our ministry and I'm so glad we decided to go ahead with it.
I think we could do this again next year and build on the positives. It was a good day.
Cal
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