Unprecedented

We have spent many hours the last two days discussing a partnership between two churches: Penn Avenue and OKC First Church of the Nazarene. In years of ministry I have heard of churches helping each other and that is always a good thing. What we have been talking about is somewhat unprecedented, I think. This partnership involves at least 10 items that can hopefully be shared in the future. Most of them involve OKC (and some other churches) giving significant attention to our children's ministry and allowing finding ways for each church to see the other as "their" people. How does that occur with two churches that find themselves in radically different settings, with radically different people, radically different incomes and radically different worldviews? Time. Lots of time. Good leadership and a vision that embraces the Kingdom of God in the world. Can it happen? I think so...if we allow God to lead and we put our own agendas off to the side. It's going to be a fun experience, I can tell you that!