Fun fact. This marks the 256th post on this site, which means that you are going to need more than one byte to store the number of posts that are on this site.
I had a conversation with some friends today with one friend saying to another that I go to a super funky church, full of good looking pastors and leaders who are bordering hipster and perhaps slightly metro (is that still a word these days?). I had to think about it for awhile and I have to say that it is kinda true. I always thought that the real motto for my church was The Checked Shirt Church (yes, there is an affinity for checked shirts in my church. It has also slightly rubbed off on me as well). I think that that was a hashtag before.
But jokes aside, looking back at since I have joined this church, it is hard not to be moved by what is going on in the church. Lives transformed, a real thirst for wanting to know Jesus more. Just these 2 weeks leading up to Easter, we found out that the father of the main pastor of the church is going to be baptised. The pastor then explained the extraordinary story of how his dad came to know Jesus after years of putting him off. On Saturday, we've had our church baptism at the beach just at Port Melbourne beach and it is really something to see the main pastor together with his brother (who also came to know Jesus through the pastor and was also baptised by him) baptising their dad. They came out of a broken family but were made new again in Christ. Despite me not knowing the pastor, his brother or their dad personally, it is hard not to shed a tear seeing this scene.
A little closer to home would be that one of our small group members was also baptised that day. Seeing him move from when he first came to the group as one who did not know Christ and him asking lots of questions about Christianity, coming to faith and being baptised is just amazing. His testimony that was on the next day in church was truly astounding. I've had the pleasure of seeing two of our regulars come to know Christ and baptised and it is a joy for not only them but myself as well.
Having "good looking pastors and leaders" and "funky music" means absolutely nothing without a deep unwavering understanding of God's story and ultimately the man, message and mission of Jesus. That I believe is rooted at the very core of the church team and perhaps even their members. And also good looking (I, of course, am an outlier.).
I'll close with one of the songs that was played at the church baptism. It's not quite the same arrangement but if you can imagine it in a more folky style, you are pretty much there.
PS: Losing my appetite lately. According to the 2 year cycle, it has arrived right on schedule. Next up, more sleepless nights.
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