Mission Teams

We have had the youth group from Thomas Road Baptist Church in this week for a mission trip. Mission Teams are the way to go if you are a church plant. These kids have been GREAT!!!! We have worked them like dogs and they still keep working. Mission Teams are a great resource for church plants. Youth groups are looking for places to go during the summer so why not have them come to your place. This week, the youth group did doorhangers basically every day, they helped at a huge event in town we sponsored called Big Day Out at the skate park, they performed in neighborhoods, and they ran our VBS. The great thing is it cost us nothing and our people got some much needed rest.

I have to admit I was nervous having a group down from Jerry Falwell’s church. But these kids have been great. Jerry gets a bad rap, but the dude is getting it done in Lynchburg. Tadd grew up there and his dad is the youth pastor, so it was a natural fit for them to come down. After our awesome Sunday this last week, these guys just kept the Big Mo going.

It is important to let the mission team know exactly what your church is about and your vision. But if they are down with that, then bring them on. Who ever turned down free labor?