After I got home from work today, I changed clothes, stuffed my laptop into my backpack (along with some notebook paper just in case), ate some cottage cheese, grabbed my bike and took off down Chapman. (Wow, it’s been awhile since I rode this bike…I need to put air in the tires.) The sky was covered in cotton-ball clouds and there was something of a sea breeze, which we generally don’t get up here in Fullerton. I pedaled towards downtown.
A few minutes later I arrived at the Tranquil Tea Room. Pastor Keith was already there, peacefully reading something. He rose to greet me, and we talked for awhile. He told me it is wonderful that I have a vision for a service to serve the “young people” but also warned me that it will be an up hill battle–people will be afraid of the risk, I will likely step on somebody’s toes, somebody won’t want something contemporary, somebody won’t want something progressive–aside from the fact that this is a lot of work! I’ve never done this before. I know this won’t be easy. The good news is Pastor Keith and a few other prominent members of the congregation support the idea. He told me how I could initiate the service, but recommended that I first start with a Bible study. Maybe make the start date around December/January. This would be a good way to test the waters, see if people would be interested, find the need, and grow from there. I need to come up with a name, find a guitarist, create a flyer and create a blog. (Let me tell ya’, if you had told me 3 hours ago that I would be starting a blog right now I would have laughed.) (Anybody know how to play the guitar?)
So here I am, blogging for the first time, hopeful I can work with others to create something good for us and for God, and wide-eyed at the possibilities.
-Julia
Fullerton First United Methodist Church
California
