The church experience

21 July 2007 - Saturday!





It is a wonderful sermon, that partly gives us the vision for the upcoming major heart of God church life!





So basically, it started when pastor shared that "we must know the seasons of times!" - Yes, even the season in the country; what is happening to the neighbourhood, what the world is going through... etc...





So Pastor went on to share with Singapore (and the world) is moving towards BTMICE - Business Travel, Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibitions.

It will help with Singapore's economy.



And then something important to know that businesses in the world progresses...

And let's take coffee as an example:

1. Comodity (useful material) selling things at the cost price.
   Cofee powder + plain water = 30cents? (Coffee powder from factory)


2. Goods (selling product) To earn profit.
   60cents? (coffee poweder from departmental stall)


3. Service (Plus providing service)
   $1? (Coffee from coffee-shop)


4. EXPERIENCE!!! (the level we want to talk about)
   $5 (Coffee from STARBUCKS!!)

Singapore is trying to move into the EXPERIENCE mode. It's like no one would want to travel so far to visit Singapore for some things that their own country has, but only for - EXPERIENCE.

Its like, going star bucks compared to coffee-shop - the experience, the atmosphere, comfort, etc... =) Get what i mean. That's why the prices go up...

Well... What has it got to do with church.

As singapore wants to improve on, and is focusing on getting great experience for tourists etc, business-men from overseas...

AND CHURCH, as we want to move on the bigger place (SingPost), growing spiritually stronger, we got to grow in experience as well.

1. We have commodity (Word of God, presence?)


2. We have goods (It's given away to the people, whoever asks for it)


3. We have service (Isn't weekend service cool enogh?)


4. But well... we got to work on EXPERIENCE.

Create a place and service where experience is rare, and people love it!

If you realise, the higher level we go, the more value the prices increases...

commodity=>goods=>service=>experience. Because in business term, they want to ADD VALUE to it!!!

AND THE CHURCH wants to add value to PEOPLE's LIVES!!! God wants to do that!

That's why we got to improve in ourselves as well. That's why you see, the church has to have everything- not just spiritual growing, but even relationship counselling, studies motivating, character improving, etc... WE TALK ABOUT EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES

THE CHURCH EXPERIENCE

We got to build a church which provide GREAT experience for people...to experience GOD!!

And to be captivating is what it means to experience. If people enjoy what they experience, we say that they are captivated by it.

Ask yourself this question: When ask you where to shop for sports equipments.. Nike? Addidas?

And why? because they have captured your attention.

And ask yourself where you go to buy Handphone.. Nokia?

And why? because they have captured your attention.

So we got to be like that! When people think about a church to attend - HEART of GOD!!!

=)

Let's build a strong church to allow people to experience GOD!!

PRAISE & WORSHIP ATMOSPHERE

RESPONDING

SCREAMING??

haha!!! The church experience,

Wei Jie