Learning from our ABC sister churches.

On Wednesday, September 16th I was in West Hartford for a planning meeting of the ABCCONN Annual Meeting. The ABCCONN theme this year is "Worshiping at the Feet of Jesus." I am the chairman of the committee and this was our first get together to talk about the format and components of the meeting.

Last year we gathered in Waterbury for the event. After checking in we headed out to the streets to serve the Lord in soup kitchens, clothing banks and other areas of need. It was a great day and the delegates had the opportunity to learn and to take that learning back to their home churches.

We want to do the same thing this year by offering the delegates different experiences of the various expressions of worship. Now we just have to work out the details. Stay tuned.

This is the best part of our connection to the wider church family. We can learn from one another and improve the effectiveness of our own ministry. We can experience the success and failures of our sister churches without having to go through every trial ourselves. The meeting will be on Saturday, April 24 2010 and I'd like to invite the members of our church to attend and get a taste of this worship smorgasbord. Who knows what it might spark in our congregation in the coming years.

Cal