Question #3: When is your first service?

   When's the baby due?  When is a good time to ask that question of someone that you don't absolutely know is pregnant? The rule is: Never, Never, Never, Never, Never! Oh, and if you feel confident they are expecting...Never. It is however, perfectly fine to ask when the new church will begin meeting in Knightdale.  The look I get when I answer this question in person is something like this:

The answer to the question is sometime in the Fall of 2017.

    You, like others, may be wondering why it is so far in the future.  The simple reason is, there is a tremendous amount of work to do.  We are truly starting from scratch. There is no team, yet. There is no building, yet. There are very few potential attenders that we have met. But the people are there. We are already meeting some really great people that we want to share Jesus with and train them to do the same with others. The perfect space is out there for us. The team is out there and ready to go, whether they know it or not.  God knows it all and He has been revealing each part so far, as we need it. He will do the same for all the other pieces.  

    So, start praying for our launch in the Fall of 2017. God is listening!

You've got questions, I've got answers. Maybe.

    There are times in our lives when we just don't have a clue.  That time for me has encompassed the last 39 years and 3 months.  It has been a mind blowing adventure seeing God unfold His plan in all of this over the last couple of months.  I understand a little more every day. But the next revelation unveils the next question.  But the "not-knowing" makes life... interesting, to put it mildly.
    Through my learning process in all of this, I'm learning a lot of you have questions too.  So over the next week or so, I plan to answer some questions I've come across in talking with people about our journey and church planting in general.  I'll try to keep'em short. But, I'm a preacher.  I'll do my best.  Stay tuned!