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God's timing, New Building, patience, waiting
That is indeed the question. As for this latest week in the saga of when in the world will OGC get into its new building, the answer is, I am sorry to say it, not to CO. However, we are making progress. Next week may bring an entirely different response. New handrails got installed today. [...]
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New Building, sovereignty of God, Trust, waiting
I am really looking forward to our church getting one of these from the City of Altamonte at some point in the near future. Our fearless building committee chairman gave me the skinny today about where things stand after almost another full week of trying to dot every “I’” and cross every “T” on our [...]
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inspections, New Building, patience, self-pity, waiting
Strange way to intro this blog post, yes? It will make sense quite quickly, I’m afraid. Wednesday saw us undergo a number of inspections on our property. We faired pretty well on the inside. We passed some items; others need a little more fixing. But overall things look good for the CO from that vantage [...]
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accountability, hindrance, New Building, opposition, peace, rest
As we anxiously await the granting of a CO from the city so that we may occupy our new building (sorry, no green light as of this writing), it occurred to me this morning why, at least in part, in our twenty year history as a church, now was the time to get this project [...]
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Events, facility, timetable, transition, wedding
I have good news and bad news. The good news is that Romans 8:28 is still in the Bible. God works all things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. The bad news is that the opening of our facility is still four weeks away. I have [...]
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New Building, Scripture
As we grow closer to opening this building, we wish to celebrate God’s faithfulness and the power of His Word. As a church we will be reading God’s Word over the property for the 24 hours leading up to the opening. This will mark the “rootedness” of our church identity in the Scripture in a [...]
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building, facility, landscaping, volunteers, work
I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news. The good news is they are getting ready to landscape our property at 872 Maitland Avenue. The bad news is they need us to clean up the site before they can do it. We have to clear trash, rocks, foliage, and miscellaneous debris as part of [...]
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culture, Evangelism, gospel, mission, New Building, outreach, pluralism, risk
I suspect there are more than one. This post concerns the prospect of danger in church growth given the fact that we will double our space at 872 Maitland Ave. We will have a lot more room for a lot more people. That alone, coupled with finally gaining a physical presence within our community, along [...]
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building dedication, faciliity opening, Kristian Stanfill, New Building, transition
Let me stress the word TENTATIVE. Everything in the way of timing hinges ultimately on the city issuing us a certificate of occupancy. No CO, no move. However, barring any unforeseen complications, we hope to have that all-important document in hand by March 15. Without going into any detail, I want to outline the likely [...]
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Joy, ministry, service, vanity, word of God
So expressed Charles Spurgeon in terms of his hopes and aspirations for his people, his fellow-servants of the Lord, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. In a sermon on Psalm 127:1-2 entitled Co-Workers with God, he exhorted his parishioners: Now, I want all of us to feel that as workers for God—pastor and people, Sunday school teachers [...]
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