Pathways Church Blog

We have a Tuesday night core group of people who are the very beginnings of Pathways Church. Kim, one of our core group members, is a student at Seattle Pacific University. Last time we were over there visiting her, one of her friends mentioned that their cafeteria is closed on Sunday nights and they have to fend for themselves. That was all that my wife needed to hear. Last night was the first Sunday Night Feast for college students. Eleven students from SPU showed up, along with 16 from our core group (counting kids) as well as Natasha, a girl from our student ministry in Mesa, who is up here to look at jobs and a possible move. She brought along two friends as well. That’s 30 people for a spaghetti and meatball dinner with homemade cheesecake and chocolate fondu with fruit to boot. Kudos to my wife and mother-in-law for hosting the event and to all from the group who contributed!

There was no agenda last night. Just an opportunity to serve some hungry students, connect with people, and build relationships. I think that I’ve concluded that if our church is to be missional in its mindset, then I must be missional in the way that I approach people about being a part of the core. Build relationships, cast a vision and allow God to direct them.