Supercluster

OK... so it's a wierd name for an event. The Supercluster is a gathering of the Growing Healthy Corps Officers from around our territory each year in Melbourne. It is an opportunity to hear from pastors and officers on the journey toward growing healthy corps in their locality, and to glean ideas for our own journey.

This year's guests were Rev Dr Paul Borden from the American Baptist Churches of the West (California, USA) and Ps Bob and Luann Cherry, also from California. Their honesty and passion were evident as they discussed their journey and fed into our ministries from theirs.

Most important was the reminder that the internal stuff within each of us comes first - i.e. dealing with our individual relationships with our creator God. From there we ventured with the timeless reminder that the church only exists for those that don't belong to it yet - in other words, we are here for our community, not ourselves.

While we are off on furlough for another 10 days now, we know that the Corps is in good hands with our extraordinary staff. We know that on Sunday when Margaret and Mark preach you are in for a treat, as you will be next Sunday with Neil. We also know that God is continuing to prepare our church for an amazing ongoing ministry among the people of Marion.

God be with you all this week.