The question is “why have congregational meetings every quarter?”  Here are my answers:

1.  You need to know what is happening in your church in every aspect of its existence–money, missions, staffing, ministries, challenges, victories, prayer needs, scheduling, disciplinary actions, etc.  Redemption Fellowship is not the Land of Oz and I am not “that man behind the curtain;” we need all hands on deck to do this.  There is a lot that goes into making the church work and we want you to know that your involvement as a member is necessary and important.

2.  You should not have to use your imagination to try and figure out what we are doing with the resources that God has given to the church.  The leadership wants to tell you up front what’s happening and why we as leaders think it should happen this or that way.  You may not always agree and this is the time for us to love each other into further discussion in the Presence of the Lord.

3.  The meeting is another opportunity for  “family time.”

4.  The church has been paid for by the blood of Jesus, but it is, in an eternal sense, your most important earthly investment.  Naturally speaking, your money, time and talents are the fuel that we run on.  The church is in the world to help bring in the Kingdom of God by preaching the gospel to the lost, supporting missions local and abroad, providing ministries and making disciples.  Don’t you want to know how your investment is doing?  I really think you should be at these meetings.  Pastor Mike