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Teri Pearson Also Lands on Mars
By Paul | April 8, 2008
Teri Pearson checked out the same church that Dave Stone/Todd Billow did on a recent excursion to the west side of the state.
Why the trip?
I went to Mars Hill Church in Seattle because they have young families and next generation people they minister to. I had heard about their children’s ministry programs midweek and about their curriculum. I love to get ideas from others to see what might help us in Bethel.
Mars Hill Church is a multi-campus church. That is, they have 6 campuses throughout Seattle that make up the entire body called Mars Hill Church. All the campuses have the same children’s ministry program, but different leaders.
I have been contemplating and praying about what we should do at Bethel concerning midweek programs for deeper discipleship as well as helping small groups that struggle with childcare. I was anxious to see what was working for Mars Hill Church. Come to find out, they have stopped with the midweek program and are deciding how to proceed. They did not see fruit or reason to have them churchwide. One of the campuses is going to run a program designed to attract and impact the community children as outreach.
They are also in the process of changing their curriculum.
What did I love the most about Mars Hill?
There were 2 takeaways:
They had a small group (they call them “community groups”) counter in the foyer that anyone interested in small groups could go to for information. There was someone at the table throughout the morning to answer questions and give out information. In the main service they mention it each week.
Their service format was interesting. They sing one song, then have the message, and then in response to the spoken Word of God, they participate in communion and proceed with singing worship.
Interesting fact I learned:
There are statistically more dogs than children in Seattle.
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