Then don’t read this.

Over the course of the past several months we’ve seen the Lord working powerfully through the Emerge Ministry. For me, it was an encouragement to do church in a less-conventional format. This often led to a deep, genuine connection to what we were there to do: worship the Lord and encourage one another.

And so, with a healthy combination of encouragement and lessons learned, the leadership at Trinity has decided to curtail Emerge at this time. There were no problems, but after prayer and deliberation we felt the Lord directing us to suspend this ministry as it was and deploy those resources elsewhere. We’re hoping that satellite ministries such as the Connect Cafe and the Emerge Worship Team will find their way into the mainstream life of Trinity in new and exciting ways. Please continue praying that our focus for Trinity as we enter the fall will be an aspiration for God’s will in all areas.

Keep your eye out for a website overhaul of the main site in the upcoming weeks as well!

Emerge was awesome tonight!!

I can’t explain what a joy it is to be able to worship with good friends and see God’s love demonstrated to new visitors by the community of believers at Trinity. Josh’s message tonight was genuine and definitive, clearly stating our simple purpose - love the Lord with all your being and extend that love to your “neighbor.” He also took some time to conduct a powerful interview exposing the salvation story of one of the guys who is so passionate about living out that command. The worship, though supported by a light number of band members, was just awesome. God is constantly reminding me in my heart that true worship has no required amount of band members but is just a heart’s natural response when exposed to His character. Again, to be able to share in that with these people that I love is so encouraging. What a privilege!

If you haven’t come out to Trinity but are thinking about it, I encourage you to give it a shot. You’re not “choosing” a church, but are taking the first step in discovering the Truth that changes lives and awards eternal purpose.

Thanks to all the awesome people who come out and to all the volunteers who make it their joy to see God’s work being carried out at Trinity. Keep serving and keep reaching out to your “neighbors.” Acts 2, here we come.