This past Wednesday we launched a midweek service back on the campus of VCU. Our desire is for it to be our central point of connection with university, while also utilizing it a straining ground for the next generation of Aletheia Richmond leaders, pastors, teachers, and musicians. I was expecting to start off slow, with maybe a small group of around 25 or 30. Jesus graciously granted us about 75-80 student our first night. But the most amazing things was the large amount of new faces that rolled through the doors of the RIchmond Solon in the upstairs of the Commons.
If you have a chance please pray that God would raise up new bible teachers and musicians to lead the gathering and to be equipped to plant churches in the Aletheia Network across the country. Our desire is not see this gathering become a stagnant pond but rather a flowing river of students passionate about making the name of Jesus great on the campus of VCU.
So as many of you know, “Welcome Week” is a huge time for collegiate church planting. It is a chance to connect with students, get your name out to the greater campus body, and most importantly share about the most amazing Person in the world. Jesus! This was the 3rd such “Welcome Weeks” for Aletheia VCU. This year we planned to pull out all the stops. We were more organized than ever (thanks to my wonderful staff, interns, and the creativity of Carrie and Nathaneal). Yet for all our planning and sick promotion we still hit a few speed bumps: 1. It is extreme hard to schedule events on campus during this week because the university is also seeking to throw a ton of events (note: If you have an event scheduled at the same time the university does… you will lose). 2. New students are saturated with opportunities to check campus organization, club, and events. 3. It is easier to plan on paper than to execute in reality.
