Just Do It

So this past week Ridge Pointe Church had an article written about it in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.  It seemed for the first day or so that everything we had heard back was positive.  From then on, however, it seemed to take a downward spiral.  While this does not at all bother me, I think it's important to say one thing: no matter what is going on or what others may think, Ridge Pointe is going to do it's absolute best to make sure that what we do and who we are glorifies God completely.  What agenda would be worthwhile if God were not involved?  What plan would work without God in it?  We often joke that all of the rules of church planting have been broken by this church, yet we still seem to succeed.  

Success is not what we think it is.  When I think of the "success" of Ridge Pointe I don't look simply at numbers, but at lives changed.  I think of the countless people that even one year ago would not have stepped foot into a church that are now great partners with us.  I love this church, the people in it, and our mission.  Let's remember to always strive, whether as a church or personally, to follow the mission of Christ: love God, love others, make disciples.