Go for a Walk...

This past Sunday marked the 25th anniversary of Faith Christian Reformed Church in Burlington. Everyone met at one of the Compass Point Churches for the celebration...and it was a huge success! One thing really struck me as the celebration went on...one of our previous pastor's...I believe it was Pastor Kortel, mentioned that when the church started that they were focused on building relationships...and Kortel mentioned that he was glad that we had continued that focus. Why did this strike a chord with me? Well if you have read any of these blogs you'll notice that I thrive on relationships and think that they are extremely important in our lives. One thing that we tried to do at Faith church was constantly try to build relationships, both within our congregation and outside (with other churches, our surrounding neighbourhood, etc.). So it really made me get a warm, fuzzy feeling that an "outsider" noticed our focus on relationships...which makes me think....we're doing something right...

After the celebration I had the chance to talk to a few people. While talking to one particular person we noted that all Christians need to own a dog....strange right? Well, not really...what we were saying is that when you have a dog, you need to walk it through your neighbourhood (usually), and as a dog owner, your dog will usually approach other dogs...therefore you are probably having a quick conversation with that dog's owner. Thus, starting a new relationship with that owner...which leads us back to the importance of relationships....think about it...then let me know your thoughts...