: mustard seed sunday @ sbf :

... February 22nd turned out to be Mustard Seed Sunday at SBF. Last fall John Bones asked about Dr Bones Blues Project doing a benefit concert, and we said absolutely. As the teaching planning team was putting together the Core Strength series we asked Chris Pollock, the Seed's youth pastor, if he could speak the same morning, as an introduction of sorts to the evening's education and awareness thrust. He agreed.

... even though I thought of it last second, and ran to my office to get the camera, I thought this shopping cart at the base of the cross was poignant.

... the Mustard Seed Praise Band, Brooklyn Peppler and Dr Bones & Co brought the music, various artists, poets, and others brought their words of testimony, observations of life on the street, and witness to the incredible work the Seed does through it's many ministries.

As the dust settled, Rev. Tom was overheard ... "I'm having trouble reconciling the Japanese Shogun in me with the Baptist Minister in me" ...

Many of you had heard of the tragedy of 'Harley's' death recently. It was something to hear Chris preface his sermon with a bit of an update on that from the perspective of the street community. I thought I would share that with you here.

dlc

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Hi I’m Chris – I just want to thank you for having me here to share with you today – thank you Don – for pursuing me...it kinda made me feel nice and wanted...a very cool feeling! I’d also like to thank you, on behalf of the Mustard Seed Street Church – for focusing in on us today...Don has been calling it Mustard Seed Sunday and we are overjoyed to be here sharing with you of the work that we’re into...over the course of this day...and we’re just humbled by your interest in supporting us and our friends on the streets of Victoria...
Now, before I get going into the nitty gritties of this message - I’d just like to speak on the current situation of the streets of Victoria – the climate has been utterly depressed as of late – you could say that the street community is feeling rather under the weather right now. We are in mourning. Just over a week ago now someone, a young girl very close to many hearts of many people on the street, was pushed into the way of an oncoming bus...Her name to us is Harley...and, she was a pearl, a diamond – unique to the street for her gentleness, sweetness, loyalty – she was unassuming – she had needs, just like we all do – but, she didn’t press them upon anyone...she was quiet. The boy never knew what repercussions there would be...the boy never knew, in that moment that he chose to push her, the hearts that would be broken. The family of the street, who knows far too much of loss and is yet purified through it, was robbed that night...violated. There is a sad fog that is looming over us...this is real. On Friday, there was a memorial for Harley at Our Place – Reverend Al is such a father, friend and hero for the people...he led the service with such sensitivity – there were hundreds of people there...many old friends of mine came out to remember her and stand and hold one another, to weep together and sing...I saw sitting on a table across the big meeting room there a guy that used to run with me years ago...he used to be my protector as I came to the street there by Blenz, opposite 7-11 in my old Volkswagon Van...we called it the Drive By cafe...we used to serve wraps from the table inside – all specific to the order of each person who came in and sat with me...and there he’d stand outside the door, his name is Lucas – I called him Pete-Rock - he’d organize the line, break up fights, keep the language in check (it was funny...he’d let some emo-f-bombs drop to get his point across), and he’d lean in and check in on me from time to time to make sure I was OK – sometimes, at the end of the night he’d give me some martial arts demo’s by drop kicking the branch of a tree that was maybe a few feet over head, bar-none he was the toughest that our streets have seen for awhile at least...so, there was Lucas on the other side of the room to me at Harley’s memorial – head bowed and very somber and obviously reflecting the pain of this loss – reaching him through the crowd was not easy...but, I made it for the embrace...and he grabbed me, yanking me into his heart with the tightest hold, he buried his head deep into my neck and I felt the release of such pain...tears were flowing, not dripping, streaming down my neck...this is the sorrow of the street. A baby – I could only think of Molly, my 10-month old daughter, as I held him...’It’s ok...it’s going to be alright...I love you’...
We say that the homeless need a home...when we say ‘end homelessness’.
We say that they are poor...when we observe their situation and say ‘end poverty’.
My friends who live on the street and in shelters know family closer than the majority of families that I know.
My friends who live on the street and in shelters have a grand home...Victoria is a beautiful place...they are most certainly not homeless...they have any choice of a number of houses to stay in...
My friends who live on the street and in shelters know a wealth that affluence cannot describe...
We are the ones that tell them they are poor and homeless...that they are problemed?
So what should we be saying then...? The intention for change is good – I just think that the intention is processed wrong.
How about: ‘end apathy’...’end elitism’...’end classism’...’end prejudice’...’end categorizing and diminution’
There is such division...such misunderstanding. Harley was trying to break up a fight between two affluent, drunk young men that night. There is so much potential in unity...we need to get there, which is a place of honesty and trust before any type of change is possible...be sure that change will look different from the place of unity than from the place of division.
Let’s Pray

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ps. if you have read this far, you might as well read Ron Cole's comments on the evening as well. Ron is Dr Bones' percusssionist.

: now that was a great sunday, if you ask me :

... I am sitting at my computer, obviously, first thing Monday morning, but still thinking about yesterday's service. It always seems to be a juggling act to include all the great things happening around SBF these days ... so yesterday we captured worship, Communion, John Wilton's December 2007 idea with the notes-to-self, an update from Marco, and Dennis' challenging conclusion to our series on Haggai, plus a challenging introduction to the CORE STRENGTH series starting next week.

... speaking of John Wilton? Nina, Dennis and I invited him back for a coffee last week, so he joined us for old time's sake on Thursday morning. Here is a quick snapshot I took of the SBF staff team 2007-2008.

And here is a snapshot of John's favourite liquid refreshment ( medium latte from Fresh Cup down at the corner ). He was known to have referred to the Fresh Cup as his second office while around SBF. Of course, presentation looks better when down at Fresh Cup Roastery, as something is lost in translation when a really great latte is ordered to go, but I assume it tasted just as great.

But what hit me as we concluded the worship service yesterday, before heading downstairs for our monthly Communion Sunday fellowship potlunch was the last verse of Shout to the North as Dave and Julie led us ... "rise up church with broken wings, fill this place with songs again, of our God who reigns on high, by His grace again we'll fly" ... coming on the heels of verse three ... "we've been through fire we've been through rain, we've been refined by the power of his name, we've fallen deeper in love with you, you've burned the truth on our lips" ...

Just seems to me like it was a great day all around. When it came time to come forward for Communion people were on their feet in a flash. When Marco shared the exciting things, and the challenging things, about their ministry, you could have heard a pin drop. When Dennis offered to meet with some men for a time of discipleship, half a dozen tracked him down over lunch. But the clincher, for me, was the amazing appropriateness of those last two verses ... especially after Dennis' challenge to SBF to be a witness on the Peninsula.

dlc

: CORE STRENGTH : winter/spring teaching series : 2009 :

... as the teaching planning team of Dennis, Alan and I began thinking about 2009's first 6 months of teaching/preaching at SBF way back in November, we felt that the progression from Fall 2008's "Se7en Churches of Revelation" into Advent 2008, and into Haggai this month of January would lead beautifully into something based on the spiritual practices, or disciplines, or habits that build a life of consistency and stability necessary to navigate the challenges staring us down spiritually in the 21st century.

We looked into a number of approaches to that, asked around some, bounced a few ideas off the elders, and did a bit of research and reading into it. What we came up with, after some give and take, was what we are calling ...

CORE STRENGTH : spiritual practices for a twenty-first century faith

A number of leaders in the area of spiritual formation have articulated some of these disciplines in written form : Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline, Dallas Willard's trilogy, Brother Lawrence's writings, and some others. In some way, shape or form each explains and defines these practices in different ways, but corporate, outward and inward disciplines say it best.

So as Dennis wraps up the Haggai series this Sunday at Communion, he will also introduce this series ... and through February, March and April, after Easter and Sunday February 8th we will launch into looking at Confession, Guidance, Worship, Celebration, Prayer, Simplicity, Submission, Solitude, Service, Fasting, Meditation and Study.

CORE STRENGTH is a sports medicine term, referring to essential, deep, basic muscle groups that when taken seriously, taken care of, developed and used properly bring overall health, stability, longevity and balance to our lives. Well, we thought ... we could do no less than teach our way through the same idea spiritually, identifying and addressing and together as a faith community working through these practices.

There are no shortcuts to CORE STRENGTH, but there are also significant benefits from understanding what is and isn't going to mature our faith. CORE STRENGTH is the opposite of cosmetic muscle work, or faddish body sculpting, it is deep, difficult, but rewarding effort.

: SBF's search has begun ... again ... Phase II :

... well, Phase II of SBF's pastoral search is up and running in earnest.

Search2009, as I am calling it, looks good to me.

We learned a tonne in Phase I last fall, with 3 potential candidates going through structured interviews with the SC, as the elders affectionately refer to the Search Committee. Two of them returned for a less structured, more conversational get-to-know-each-other afternoon, and one visited SBF early in Advent and spoke.

While all around there was mutual agreement with these first three men that the fit between them and SBF wasn't quite there, the process and the three different perspectives created a great learning experience for the SC, and the elders when they joined the process part way through. So now, as we re-enter the search in earnest, we have much more to go on, more clarity about the pastoral role, and a sense of direction and a comfort level with the challenge that I believe will be productive.

So, as you think of the SearchComm as we meet most Tuesday evenings, say a prayer for wisdom, direction, unity, great process, the right contacts, and a connection with the right person to join the SBF leadership team is this pastoral role. We will be getting some profiles and information out to you in the next few weeks as we finish off that refinement process. Until then? keep us in your prayers, and especially a special meeting next week with Jay Gurnett of Vision Ministries Canada. He knows a LOT of people in pastoral circles, and we will be picking his brains about the opportunity here at SBF.

dlc

: first and belated post of 2009 the new year upon us :

... Happy New Year SBF! I've taken the liberty of 'deleting' the last few posts about snow cancellations ... hope that's over!

: Advent 2008 @ SBF : O Come, O Come Emmanuel :

... hard as it may be to believe, Advent 2008 begins in less than two weeks.

At SBF we will turn towards our Advent focus beginning this Sunday, even as Dennis begins wrapping up the "Seven Churches of Revelation" teaching series with the second last church, Philadelphia. We will look to a visual, object lesson type reminder of what took place so many years ago. This year November 30th is Advent I ... December 7th Advent II, December 14th Advent III, December 21st Advent IV.

Each Sunday will have a unique focus and emphasis as SBF prepares, as a faith community, for Christmas in the 21st century. This Sunday an introduction, or better put, a welcome to the journey. November 30th ... the first candle, as Dennis concludes with the Church @ Laodicea. December 7th ... communion, and the second candle. December 14th, the third candle, and our kids bring us a pageant. December 21st ... Christmas Sunday, and the fourth candle. Advent culminates on Christmas Eve, as we celebrate "O Holy Night" ...

As we began planning for Christmas 2008, the theme of beautiful, scriptural Christmas carols came to mind, and we will allow them to direct our thoughts these next weeks.

One of those rich, biblical carols referred to above is 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel' ... "O Come, Thou DaySpring, come and cheer, our spirits by Thine advent here" ... "O Come, Thou Wisdom from on high, and order all things, far and nigh" ... 'O Come, Desire of Nations, bind, all peoples in one heart and mind" ... let's look forward to Advent 2008, letting it shape us, slow us down, direct us and deliver us to December 24/25 prepared, even against the commercialized 'Christmas" many would want to deliver us into.

: one for the 'food-for-thought' category :

"NOT everything that can be COUNTED counts,
and not everything that COUNTS can be counted" ...

Albert Einstein

: a visit from marco faasse :

... Marco just dropped in here, probably to get out of the rain, but wanted to update SBF on developments at his end. A couple of things ... the Shawnigan mobile home deal has hit some snags, but they are proving to be part of the learning curve about permits and all manner of necessary, but frustrating hoops to be jumped through. There are a couple of other options surfacing ... maybe a combo of trailers from N.Van and/or Sooke? Time will tell, but Marco asks us to keep praying. The Faasse family are thrilled to be able to house sit for Tara and Dan Cummings over December-January ( while the C's are visiting family in Thailand ).

Marco is headed downtown Victoria now with four kids from Tsawout, and two from Tsartlip, to do a sort of 'meet 'n greet' lunch and cross-cultural experience in Chinatown. This is Justin, one of the kids going with Marco.

So, while Marco is looking at some options for a Faasse Family First Nations ministry 'blog, here's his 'homeland' website for those of you who can manage the Dutch ...

later,

dlc

: fellowship pot-lunch :

Hi SBF ... wow, time flies. I am just getting my photos from October 6th's Communion and last Fellowship Pot-Lunch and here it is again this Sunday! I did get a few pics of the elders praying for SBF's youth ministry leadership team. Those photos are up on the SBF page on FaceBook.

I only got four, but four good ones, of these three special ladies. I think there is a story behind the sequence of pictures. I'll add my 'hypothetical' running commentary between the pictures as Sybil's and Rosemary's conversation with Betty develops. How does this sound?







Betty ... "do I have a deal for you two" ... note Rosemary and Sybil's 'hands on hips' posture.









Moving in a little closer, Betty says... "no really, look at this brochure, it explains everything! no strings attached, no contracts to sign, no extra fees!"





Betty's pitch completed, Sybil responds ..."Look Betty, I signed up for one of those potluck luncheon deals once, and for 5 years I was the one bringing a cheese tray".

Rosemary seems to be aware of the presence of the paprazzi?






Rosemary pulls it all together for her two dear friends ... "all is fair in love and potlucks, Sybil. Let's go in together and start a new trend, a 3-cheese cheese tray!"



Betty is still not sure whether to trust the photojournalist ( me ) or not.

Probably not.

See you Sunday, for Fellowship Pot-Lunch #2 ...

dlc

: back to salt mine ... just kidding ... back to sbf mine :

... okay, I'm back from our Wednesday to Monday Okanagan trip, and back at it here in the back office of SBF.

Karen and I were at Fairhaven Ministry's retreat centre just north of Vernon, halfway up Silver Star mountain. Rumour has it Glen and Irela Rhodes have been known to volunteer their time and skills up there. They probably helped build or finish decorating one of the buildings ( we stayed in the Vineyard Cottage ). A totally great setting for pastoral leaders and teams to get away, reflect, recharge, re-group sometimes I am sure.

Anyways, working on some big ticket items, and opening up some of those discussions at tonight's elders meeting. Search Committee reports, some teaching ministry planning for Advent and January to March 2009, some logistics, some details, some pastoral care concerns ... Dougans, Johnsons, Adams, Dickinsons ... some devotional time and prayer.

Kevin W. and I have been busy e-mailing, or BlackBerrying for him, back and forth since I got back last night, as he has been in Cranbrook on business today. He may or may not agree with me posting this, but a novelty of his busy day today will be flying home in time for the elder's meeting in a Lear Jet ... his first time in one of those! he even sent me a quick pic he snapped.

OK, I need to run.

Until next time ...

don

: OCT 22 to 27 : DLC MIA or AWOL :

... hey SBF! just home from tonight's semi-annual annual general meeting. It was great, if you missed it, too bad. Lots of good info, discussion, affirmations and dreaming too!

... Karen, Colin and I are on the 0900 ferry tomorrow for our 5 day jaunt into the land of the Okanagan, so I won't see you this weekend. We've got a couple of days at a retreat centre near Vernon, then the weekend in Kelowna at Karen's brother's place, and some time with Fraser ( at UBC-Okanagan ). Then home again Monday, stopping in Langley for lunch with Megg ( at Trinity Western University ). I'll be back in the 'back office' on Tuesday, so look for an update post then?

dlc

: Fall Annual General Meeting : 21 Oct @ 7 PM :

... Saanichton Bible Fellowship's Fall AGM is tomorrow evening ... a well invested couple of hours listening and learning about the 2007-2008 ministry year, some new developments for 2008-2009, and a time of 'Q & A' with discussion.

We want to thank SBF's many, many volunteers, ministry leaders, deacon and elders. Join us in doing so, and helping us take a look back, a look around, and a look ahead.

dlc

: just wondering :

... just wondering, does anyone know the story behind the 'logo' or the graphic image in the cross on the SBF sign out front?

Could be a river, or two faces, or both. Maybe let me know if you think you know, okay?

thanks,

dlc

ps. there's an SBF FaceBook page up and running now as well. You can hit the link above right, or search Saanichton Bible Fellowship, or simply Saanichton, and it should be the top hit showing. Mind you, the Saanichton search shows Bryce R. 3rd, Jill R. 4th, and Peter R. 7th. Maybe Rashleigh is synonymous with Saanichton?

: juggling competing priorities :

... Good Morning SBF. Here it is, Wednesday, right smack in the middle of October.

I guess I had some time on Thanksgiving weekend, with the weather only being so-so, to reflect a bit on my 6 weeks at Saanichton Bible Fellowship so far. To be honest? in a good way I sort of feel like the guy in this graphic ... juggling the many competing priorities that come with the interim admin role here. My brain tends to work on a lot of levels, frustratingly so sometimes, but from the macro space the elders are leading from, to the day to day office systems, to the teensy ( but important ) details about security, fax numbers ( we don't have one ), web sites, parking ... to the privilege of 'pastoring' at SBF, with Dennis ... well? there are a lot of balls in the air.

I hope you are encouraged. I think there are many great things happening in and through Saanichton Bible Fellowship, and the people who make up this faith community. As Dennis said Sunday, it was quite something to be part of SBF's response to Wayne's passing. I drove home down Wallace Drive a couple of Sundays ago from meeting with Donna thinking ... "okay, so this is how a close-knit church responds to a crisis" ... and I was encouraged, even in the midst of the loss, and grieving and busyness of planning a memorial service.

All that to say, that's just one example of my multi-faceted world at SBF. I am glad Dennis is back, I am looking forward to this teaching series from Revelation, I think we are making progress on the admin side, I am enjoying myself, and I am getting to know more and more SBFers each week. I even made a connection Sunday when I met Amelia and noticed she was happy to be in Nathan's presence ( now I'm thinking like the father of 20-somethings! :) ... all that does an interim administrative pastor's heart good.

OK, lots, Lots, LOTS to do today, so better get back at it. Just thought I'd pop up a quick post for you, seeing as Alice F mentioned yesterday that she had read the whole 'blog word-for-word!

later,

don

: homelessness awareness week in victoria :

... Ron Cole, a friend of SBF's, and partner in the Dr. Bones Blues Project has a post over at 'The Weary Pilgrim' about needing a few volunteers to staff Mustard Seed's booth in the Bay Centre next week for homeless awareness week in Victoria. Ironic, eh? or maybe even intentional, the week following Thanksgiving ... quite the juxtaposition.

Take a minute and read Ron's impressions/assessment of recent changes in Victoria's economy and demographics.

I'm thinking of signing up for a stint or two. Anyone want to join me? For more information, the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness web page is here.

dlc

UPDATE : today Ron follows up yesterday's original request with a few thoughts.

: monday morning musings ... or the week that was :

... I decided that, as a picture is worth 1,000 words, I'd use this picture of my desk last week to capture the week that was for you.

I mentioned to a couple of you that it dawned on me recently that, with John Wilton working over in Vancouver now, at Trinity Baptist, and Dennis leading a week of Senior Camp at Imadene, then going on vacation, I've been running around more than usual in their absence! So by way of update ... here's a few things that encouraged me this last few days ...

~ the pastoral candidates pre-interviewing marathon of Friday evening and Saturday. Whew! The Search Team did a great job, and the elders and I got to follow up those interviews with a meal with each candidate. Excellent conversations were had by all!

~ the service yesterday. Introducing and praying for SBF's 2008-2009 youth ministry leadership team was great. Even though we went overtime, hearing Marco & Magreet's story, and calling to First Nation's ministry was profound, unsettling, challenging.

~ the SBF family response to the loss of Wayne Adams. I have seen first hand THIS week how a smaller church kicks into support gear when a family is in crisis, and then grieving. Wayne's memorial service is Friday at 2 pm at Saanichton. Thank you to everyone who has 'been there' for Donna and Mark these difficult days.

Well, I have to run, but that's a small 'snapshot' of my busy, full rewarding week.

dlc

ps. while still basic, we do have an SBF website back up, thanks to Jonah and a few helpers ( Barry, Steve, others ). You can find it at : www.saanichtonbiblefellowship.org

: SBF's weekend : October 3-5 :

... good morning SBF. Just a quick post about this coming weekend. As you know, Friday night and Saturday your pastoral search committee, co-chaired by Bert Z and Tim D will be 'pre-interviewing' three potential pastoral candidates. Doug S sits on that committee as elder team liaison, so he will be doing double-duty for about 24 hours straight, as the elders will meet with each candidate over a meal when their interview is completed.

Doug has reminded us graciously each of the last few Sundays to be "in prayer" for this process, as it is vitally important to SBF's future. These are the first face-to-face meetings, both ways, SBF folks meeting a possible pastor, and vice versa, so ... pray!

Switching gears to this Sunday, as you know SBF took a 'love offering' for Marco Faasse and his family back in August. Marco will be speaking this week, and we are very much looking forward to hearing the amazing story of God's prompting, and moving, and re-settling the Faasses from Holland to Central Saanich. We will have the privilege of giving Marco and Magreet a cheque to offset the costs of re-locating the mobile home that was given to them from Shawnigan Lake to as close to Tsawout as we can get it.

Finally? there's has been a great response to the Fellowship Potluck Lunch. If you missed signing up? give Nina a call today or Friday. Looks to me like a couple of dozen families or individuals have signed up, and the spread looks pretty even ... but if you are coming last minute, a cheese tray, a sandwich plate, a veggies 'n dip combo would be great. I think there is room for some room for helpers to put food out as the service winds down, and also to clean up. Luke's and Nathan's name are on for dishes!

Well, that's about it. Thanks for checking in ...

don

: coming soon ... to an sbf near you :

... okay, so this will probably be more of a heads up 'teaser' post ...

I brought the camera in today, and have been snapping pictures of Nina @ work, Marguerite doing books ( or something ), Cathy's Wed AM ladies Bible Study, my cluttered desk and a few outside shots. I'll have to get my Gr 10 son Colin to 'import' these pics into my laptop so I can post them, so once that happens I'll have some graphics to work with. but until then? ... here's another teaser ... we hope to register the website domain name today ... been back and forth on what to use? www.sbf.ca ... the old one? www.mysbf.org seemed too 'in-house' for an outreaching church ... and Googling SBF doesn't get you far, as an earlier post explained. So we think we are going to go for the whole enchilada ... www.saanichtonbiblefellowship.??? hoping that people looking for us on-line will have been results if the whole name is there, as opposed to something much shorter, even if it is easier for us. The techies may yet find a shortcut for insiders, or a link or something, but ... that's the plan as it stands right now.

We wanted to be able to say to these three potential pastoral candidates being 'pre-interviewed' this weekend that we had a website up and running. Thanks, Jonah ... and Steve, Barry and Dennis for putting some time and energy into this. We'll let you know when it goes live!

dlc

: bad patterns develop easily ... for me that is :

... here it is 2008-09-29 ... and even MY math says I am posting every 10 days ... Sept 9, Sept 19, Sept 29. Bad news, I'll try to do a little better these next weeks. Maybe I can blame the lack of posting to Dennis' vacation? I've been impressed and encouraged by him ... his experience, wisdom, get stuff done approach. Of course I observed his ministry and leadership at Oaklands all these years, but from a distance. Working closely with him has been a real plus. I also mentioned last Sunday I had a nice, long meandering coffee with John. What a gift he has been to SBF, and continues to be. I was picking his brains on all kinds of positive developments here at Saanichton this last year or so, abd he was great at helping me fill in the blanks, join the dots, add 2+2 and get 4, not 5.5, or 3. I think it is nearly impossible to over-estimate the contribution these two men, and their wives, have made to SBF as this transition rolled out. Personally? while there is still a lot to do, my sense is I am getting to ride on the coattails of the investment John & Joan, and Dennis & Olive, have made over 207-2008. Anyhow, just some Monday morning over a coffee thoughts.

More tangibly, I've been putting some time and energy into figuring out who is leading what, where and why, and who is or isn't on those ministry teams. Those meetings have been great, and we will have a tentative date for a ministry leaders meeting soon. Until then? here's a little visual for you ... not quite an "org chart" but a ministry chart. Basically, trying to answer the question ... 'who's on first?' and maybe tell us 'who's wearing 3 hats?' ...




dlc

? did I say couple of days? or couple of weeks ?

... I have been doing some background checking and research into SBF's people, history and vision / dream / destiny. Quite interesting. Of course, there are all kinds of chunks missing, but what I have learned is rather encouraging.

Anyways, my first week seemed a bit slow(er), but this week sure picked up. Maybe that is my excuse for not posting here for 10 days!?!? I'll try to do better from here on in.

The SBF logo is one of those things that has stood the test of time. The archives have it being designed by none other than the building architect, and founding/original elder David Warner. There is some real intentionality in there with the cross, the arrows and a few other elements. More on that another day. Suffice it to say that the cross IS at the centre, and the arrows, if you can see them, point inwards and outwards. Growing deeper in discipleship, growing broader in outreach and evangelism.

Better run, until next time ...

dlc