Time for a building Update! It's GOOD!

               You may or not know that Crossroads Church is in the process of building a building. This has been a long and slow process. It is definitely on a Kingdom timetable and not an earthly one. To be honest, I am TIRED of it. But, it is not done yet, soon, but not yet. We are paying as God provides and HE is ALWAYS faithful all the while trying to be good stewards of resources as well as reusing materials as is possible. We have been blessed by the generosity of people in their time, talents and materials.

We are also trying to build with energy efficiency in mind. That includes foam insulation, an energy efficient metal roof, fiber cement siding, insulated doors and double glazed windows with low-e coating. We have recycled the original metal siding, wiring and a/c units. The new A/C will be more energy efficient with and SEER rating of over 18. The lighting will include LED fixtures in the main room and efficient fixtures in the class room, bathrooms, and lobby/serving area. Energy efficiency has a payoff in reduced costs as well as requiring less from the grid.

I have become the project manager. “I ain’t never done that before” (that is our motto). Seminary did not prepare me for that task. There was no church building 101in the course catalogue but God did, does and continues. He uses Google and YouTube as well as friends who share their wisdom, experience and kindness with me. It honestly is a real life example of how God calls not necessarily the skilled or gifted but (in my case) the ignorant and willing. He then skills and gifts as needed for the task He has assigned. He provides the strength and endurance to continue even when you are, “dog tired” and fed up with it.

All of those folks in the picture to the right are volunteers. Some with some building skills some not so much. Yet they have been and are willing to try anything and learn. None of them, including yours truly, have ever put up fiber cement siding and yet reading instructions, watching a video or two and a little common sense we are doing it. If I do say so myself, what we have done looks good and after a week is still on the building. I cannot speak for a month, year or decade from now but… There is a strange familiarity in this process.

Much of the Old Testament involves the Called of God living out his message. Jeremiah, Hosea, Moses are but a few examples of individuals required to live the message, be the example of God’s message. I have seen and continue to recognize our building process as a living example of God’s work in lives. Taking three used, discarded, modular office units and transforming them into a place set aside for Kingdom work and worship is a miracle. But not more than the transformation of a life dead in sin into a living, breathing, redeemed Child of the Living God. It’s not easy. It’s hard. It’s GOOD!

In HIS service and yours,                                                       

BroG