Happy Hour is working. Last week I didn't hang around very long. But as I was walking through the concourse about 10:15, I noticed that there was quite a bit of fellowship taking place! That's just what we had in mind I thought.
This week, our Conexus group finished up at 10 and I was invited to take advantage of the buy one get one free coffee deal. Much of our group reconvened in the atrium and spent the next hour visiting. Happy hour is like attending a church health club. But it's strengthening your relationships not your muscles. My new friend Emily has an exciting job interview this week. If it's God's will, she will soon be making an impact on young college students right here in Nashville. Brack and Joy have a beautiful baby girl. She has Joy's eyes and Brack's mouth. I got to hold her and someone said I was good with babies. That made me smile inside. JJ told her step-mother (who is more like her sister) that she was the best in the world. Along the way, other BCCers stopped to say hi and people got introduced. Dave Clark had good news about his daughter Rachael who is officially going on staff. Dave Clark also ran into Dave Foster this week, which was interesting to hear. Bill West got offered a Happy Hour Dr. Pepper by a boy who had one to spare. Bill doesn't drink Dr. Pepper, but he took it to find a friend who did.
I was asked during this time how I thought BCC was doing. And it turns out I'm not the only one that thinks BCC is better than ever despite the challenges we face. We're finding out what it means to be a church family; how family members lean on each other when times get tough and those relationships grow stronger.
Around the BCC Happy Hour table, The Jesus Creed comes to life. Here's how Scott McKnight expresses it:
A spiritually formed person loves God by following Jesus and loving others.
As an expression of loving God and loving others, a spiritually formed person embraces the stories of others who love Jesus.
-The Jesus Creed by Scott McKnight
From my viewpoint, BCC is better than ever. We need to share it now more than ever.
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