The above number is the total of people for 2009 who have signed into the Cool Spring Rec Center. These people have walked the track, played in the game room, lifted weights, participated in aerobic classes, and played basketball during open gym. As a Rec Ministry we celebrate this number. And as a Rec Minister, I say thanks to those who have participated and to the the great Rec Center Volunteers for their continued ministry to those using the facility.
But this is more than a numbers game. While I will not disagree that tracking numbers can help us achieve certain goals, I do not want to get stuck on the "number" agenda. And I do not want our people working in recreation ministry to think in terms of "numbers." I want our people to think in terms of "opportunity." With the people who use our facility, church members and community members, how are we doing with our opportunities. The opportunity to greet them with a good first impression, the opportunity to speak with them about their daily lives, the opportunity to spend real time with them, and the opportunity to share with them the life changing message of Jesus Christ.
Sure, the above digits are big. But without intentional investment in those opportunities, those digits are simply numbers. And it's not numbers we want, it's opportunities we pray for!
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