Alternate Delivery Methods

Is there anything of which one can say,
"Look! This is something new"?
It was here already, long ago;
it was here before our time.
Ecclesiastes 1:10 TNIV

It's funny that I could be writing my first blog post and think this is some new kind of communication. As we've launched Church @ the Springs, I've been reminded at every turn that new is ancient and innovation is just recapturing something that was once lost.

We've done a lot of brainstorming about alternative methods to deliver content. "Alternative" means anything besides preaching a sermon--only one method of teaching, by the way, although it has become almost synonymous with the gospel among church folk. So I created this blog as an innovative, 21st-century way to communicate with the Springs and the community. And in doing so, I find myself in a long tradition of letter-writers that include the apostles Paul, Peter, and John. Christianity thrived for 300 years on letters written to the churches that were passed around and read to groups of 20-30 people at someone's house. No buildings, no gatherings of thousands, and yet the Christ-life spread like wildfire. So here's to innovation!

I hope something miraculous happens among us as we read our letters to the church, and talk about them around the table. Stay tuned for the next letter...