In case you’re wondering, this U2 Christmas series at Granger is exceeding all our expectations. It’s been amazing. As examples:

  • We had almost 6,400 people at the services this weekend. That’s an increase of over 1,900 people from the same weekend last year. What do you do with that? Unbelievable!
  • The church is fully engaging in the 20 Days of Giving. That’s been a blast. People are catching the vision that being a Christ-follower is more than just showing up to church on Sunday morning.
  • The messages have been intentionally helping people understand how they can experience a revolution in their life that can ultimately help us, together, bring a revolution to our community.

I love the fact that Granger isn’t about helping people become churchy–it’s about helping people experience a transformed life in Christ that challenges folks to live out their faith daily in today’s culture. Frankly, that’s a lot harder than just being churchy. Churchiness is easy. You just follow prescribed rules.

Real faith is dynamic. It’s controversial. It’s dangerous. It’s constantly growing. It asks challenging questions. It involves mystery. You can’t put it in a box. You can’t keep it quiet. You can’t out-grow it. You can’t out-dream it. It’s more focused on others than it is on self. Real faith gives me peace but makes me discontent to let things stay the same.

It’s amazing what God can do through a church that embraces that kind of vision for life together. It’s revolutionary.