Coming Strong in 07

Tomorrow marks a first for Ridge Stone. Our first direct mailer will hit mailboxes. People find this surprising but we have done very little marketing since starting church. We do a full page ad in Around Canton Magazine every month and we have did some door hangers in the early days but we have never done anything else.

God has blessed and we have grown and we have actually created quite a buzz in our community but we are coming stronger in 07. For the first time in our 2 years, we have the systems in place to break 1,000 and we will do it in 07. We are coming strong with marketing to get our name out and make it easier for our people to invite friends and family.

Along with our direct mail piece tomorrow we are coming back in two weeks with another one for our marriage series, then another one at Easter, along with the cover of Around Canton. The time has come for us to get the word out. To be honest, until now we could not have handled 1,000 people, but the systems and staff are in place and our people will step up to the task.

This is going to be a HUGE year for us and I can’t wait!

We are launching a marriage series in January called 4 Better 4 Worse that is going to be off the hook. We are pulling out the stops in the creative arena and I can’t wait. We have a HUGE surprise that is going to be awesome during the January 7th service. Trust me, if you ever thought your marriage couldn’t stand the test of time, you will NOT want to miss what we have in store for you. There won’t be a dry eye in the place.

In February we are going to do a series simply called SIMPLE. We are going to be talking again about the vision The Stone has for everyone who attends and how we got about implementing that. I am stoked about this series not only for the content but because the band is going to be breaking out the theme song of my life: Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd!!! Great son with a great message and our people will rock it out!!!

We are still batting around the creative elements for our March series but it will be focused on telling the story of what God has done in the lives of our people with their friends. RSC exists to bring those on the outside into the inside and that happens when our people are out telling their story. It is going to be awesome!

Then it is Easter!!!! I am not ready to unveil what we have planned for this day but we are shooting for breaking 1,000 for the first time on this day and we are pulling out the stops to make this happen.

I am as pumped about pastoring RSC as the day I started it. It is an awesome feeling to know you are where God wants you and it is even more awesome to see God fulfill the vision He has given you.

Ridge Stone, hang on for your life because 07 is going to be a wild ride as we go the next level as a church!!!!!